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Depression and welfare reform: From barriers to inclusion
Author(s) -
Lewis Dan A.,
Lee Bong Joo,
Altenbernd Lisa M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20107
Subject(s) - welfare , depression (economics) , work (physics) , inclusion (mineral) , mental illness , psychology , welfare reform , mental health , sample (material) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , social psychology , political science , economics , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , law , macroeconomics , engineering
The authors identify ways to facilitate work among current and recent welfare recipients with mental illness. Their analysis assesses the relationship between a particular mental illness, depression, and labor force involvement in a statewide sample of welfare recipients, identifies the factors that promote work for those with depression, and describes the positive and negative correlates of work among this group. This study is a building block in understanding how depression and work are related among current and recent welfare recipients and what factors impede or facilitate substantive involvement in society for those with depression. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.