A randomized clinical trial of vocational rehabilitation for people with psychiatric disabilities

In this study, the researchers examined the effectiveness of two vocational rehabilitation interventions in improving employment, educational, clinical, and quality-of-life outcomes for people with psychiatric disabilities. The authors recruited participants in waves over a 2-year period and randomly assigned them to receive either psychiatric vocational rehabilitation (PVR) or enhanced state vocational rehabilitation (ESVR) services. Although both groups improved significantly over time in their vocational and educational Outcomes, no differences were found between the two interventions on any Outcomes. In this article, the authors explore why ESVR achieved better outcomes than previous research would have suggested.