The impact of employment programs on common mental disorders: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While employment programs were not created with the intent to improve common mental disorders (CMDs), they may have a positive impact on the prevalence, incidence, and severity of CMD by reducing poverty and increasing access to economic mobility.

Aim

To examine and synthesize the available quantitative evidence of the impact of employment programs on outcomes of CMD.

Methods

Embase, Econlit, Global Health, MEDLINE, APA PsychINFO, and Social Policy and Practice were searched for experimental and quasi-experimental studies which investigated the impact of employment programs on primary and secondary outcomes of a CMD. A narrative synthesis according to Popay was conducted. The methodological quality of studies was assessed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool

SUBMITTER: Evans L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9548920 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature