A Working Life For People With Severe Mental Illness
... those of us in the clinical and administrative fields can thank the authors of A Working Life for People with Severe Mental Illness for this clear, practical book on integrating work into clinical treatment. The authors, both well-known leaders in clinical and research aspects of vocational rehabilitaiton of persons with severe mental illness, set out to lay to rest the notion that only work in a sheltered environment - or perhaps no work at all - is appropriate for people with severe mental illness ... Becker and Drake have writen an inspiring and thoughtful challenge to those of us working in mental health care - our patients can work, and there is an evidence-based practice that will support them to succeed. Ms Andrea Minichiello, Vocational Specialist on the PACT team at UMass-Community Healthlink in Worcester, Massachussetts, USA and Dr Jeffrey Stovall, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA