Barriers and facilitators to employment for young adults with mental illness: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The issue of gaining employment for those with mental illness is a growing global concern. For many in the young adult population, who are at a transitional age, employment is a central goal. In response, we conducted a scoping review to answer the question, 'What are the barriers and facilitators to employment for young adults with mental illness?' DESIGN:We conducted a scoping review in accordance to the Arksey and O'Malley framework. We performed a thorough search of Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, ABI/INFORM, PsycINFO and Cochrane. We included studies that considered young adults aged 15-29 years of age with a mental health diagnosis, who were seeking employment or were included in an employment intervention. RESULTS:Our search resulted in 24 research articles that focused on emplo

SUBMITTER: Gmitroski T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303634 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature