Description/Abstract
This study found that about four percent (4.2%) of VHA users with psychiatric diagnoses accessed employment services in a given year. VHA patients with a psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia had higher odds of accessing employment services relative to VHA users with other psychiatric diagnoses, including PTSD, depression, and other anxiety disorders. In practice, veterans should be aware that receiving VHA employment services should not affect VA benefits and should discuss their medical and financial benefits with benefits advisors and other appropriate advisors. In policy, Policymakers could consider allocating funds to further study the efficacy and effectiveness of various employment services provided by the VHA, particularly for veterans with PTSD, depression, and other anxiety disorders. Suggestions for future study include using longitudinal data to investigate the receipt of employment services over several years, as well as oversampling female veterans, veterans of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, and younger veterans to better understand the unique employment-related needs of veterans with different demographic characteristics.
Original Citation
Abraham, K. M., Ganoczy, D., Yosef, M., Resnick, S. G., & Zivin, K. (2014). Receipt of employment services among Veterans Health Administration users with psychiatric diagnoses. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 51(3), 401–414. https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2013.05.0114
Document Type
Brief
Disciplines
Mental Disorders | Military and Veterans Studies | Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Extent
2 pages
DCMI Type
Text
Keywords
Access, Anxiety, Disorders, Bipolar disorder, Employment services, Depression, Mental illness, Psychiatric diagnosis, PTSD, Schizophrenia, Supported employment, Transitional work, Veterans, Vocational rehabilitation
Subject
Veterans; Vocational rehabilitation; Veterans--Mental health--United States
Publisher
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
Date
10-23-2015
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, "Research Brief: "Receipt of Employment Services Among Veterans Health Administration Users with Psychiatric Diagnoses"" (2015). Institute for Veterans and Military Families. 228.
https://surface.syr.edu/ivmf/228
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