Individual placement and support (IPS) for patients with offending histories: the IPSOH feasibility cluster randomised trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People with involvement in forensic psychiatric services face many obstacles to employment, arising from their offending, as well as their mental health problems. This study aims to assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of individual placement and support (IPS), in improving employment rates and associated psychosocial outcomes in forensic psychiatric populations. IPS has been found consistently to achieve employment rates above 50% in psychiatric patients without a history of involvement in criminal justice services.

Methods/design

This is a single-centre feasibility cluster RCT. Clusters will be defined according to clinical services in the community forensic services of Nottinghamshire Healthcar

SUBMITTER: Khalifa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4964185 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature