To what extent does employment enable recovery from schizophrenia?

A comparison of England and Nigeria

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Introduction1

Background1

Rationale2

Theoretical framework3

Aims and objective4

Research questions4

CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY5

Research Design5

Justification of chosen methodology5

Literature Search6

Confidentiality6

Validity7

CHAPTER 3: LITERATURE REVIEW9

Stages of schizophrenia10

Acute phase10

Stabilization phase10

Stable phase11

Competitiveness11

CHAPTER 4: ANTICIPATED RESULT20

Rehabilitations and employment21

REFERENCES25

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Introduction

This dissertation is based on the topic of “To what extent does employment enable recovery from schizophrenia?” A comparison will be made in the people of England and Nigeria. The first chapter provides an introduction to the topic including the Aims and Objectives of the study. The second chapter covers the methodology for this study. The third chapter presents a review of relevant literature, highlighting the previous research carried out in this field. The analysis of findings and discussion will be presented in the fourth chapter. The fifth chapter will conclude the dissertation, providing implications and useful recommendations for further research.

Background

People with psychiatric disabilities often have difficulties in obtaining and maintaining employment and other significant roles in the community, leading to a series of negative consequences (e.g. lack of income, dependence on others, etc.). Psychiatric disability is defined by the diagnosis of serious mental illness (SMI) as schizophrenia or a mood disorder, and an inability to achieve the goals of life. Psychiatric disability is characterized by a variable that varies between individuals and within individuals over time (Mueser 2009, 335).

Psychiatric disabilities are also often accompanied by other disorders such as substance abuse. Furthermore, despite the finding that the desire to work is high in this group has estimated that at least 85% of people with a psychiatric disability in the United Kingdom & Nigeria are unemployed. In response, the training programs that have emerged have been designed to help people with serious mental illness and psychiatric disabilities return to work and stay employee. Because of the crucial role of employment in the rehabilitation of this group, the research has been done in empirically validating the professional approaches (Cook 2009, 87).

A job is an indicator of welfare. Generally, the individual suffers if he is deprived of it. During a disease, the company temporarily absolves the individual of the obligation from work in Nigeria and United Kingdom. However, this social condescension is limited to chronic mental illness, the most common of which is schizophrenia. Minuchin suggests that rehabilitation of the patient Psychiatric should culminate in obtaining a job capable of restoring confidence, feelings of self-efficacy and patient ...