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abstract: 'Objective: This study''s objective was to determine the efficacy of
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benefits counseling in a clinical trial. There has been concern that
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disability payments for psychiatric disorders reduce incentives for
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employment and rehabilitation. Benefits counseling, with education about
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opportunities to work and the financial implications of work on receipt
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of disability benefits, may counter these disincentives. Methods: This
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single-blind, six-month randomized clinical trial enrolled 84 veterans
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who had applied for service-connected compensation for a psychiatric
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condition. Veterans were randomly assigned to either four sessions of
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benefits counseling or of a control condition involving orientation to
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the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs health care system and services.
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Days of paid work and work-related activities were assessed at follow-up
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visits by using a time-line follow-back calendar. Results: Veterans
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assigned to benefits counseling worked for pay for significantly more
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days than did veterans in the control group (effect size=.69, p<.05),
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reflecting an average of three more days of paid employment during the
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28 days preceding the six-month follow-up. Benefits counseling was
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associated with increased use of mental health services, but this
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correlation did not mediate the effect of benefits counseling on
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working. Conclusions: Barriers to employment associated with disability
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payments are remediable with basic counseling. More research is needed
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to understand the active ingredient of this counseling and to strengthen
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the intervention.'
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affiliation: 'Rosen, MI (Corresponding Author), Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat,
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New Haven, CT 06520 USA.
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Rosen, Marc I.; Ablondi, Karen; Black, Anne C.; Serowik, Kristin L.; Martino, Steve;
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Rosenheck, Robert A., Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, New Haven, CT 06520 USA.
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Rosen, Marc I.; Ablondi, Karen; Black, Anne C.; Serowik, Kristin L.; Martino, Steve,
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VA Connecticut Healthcare Syst, US Dept Vet Affairs, Dept Psychiat, West Haven,
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CT USA.
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Rosenheck, Robert A., VA New England Healthcare Syst, Mental Illness Res Educ \&
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Clin Ctr, Bedford, MA USA.
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Mueller, Lisa, Edith Nourse Rogers Mem Vet Hosp, Bedford, MA USA.
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Mobo, Ben Hur, Christiana Care Hlth Syst, Newark, DE USA.'
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author: Rosen, Marc I. and Ablondi, Karen and Black, Anne C. and Mueller, Lisa and
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Serowik, Kristin L. and Martino, Steve and Mobo, Ben Hur and Rosenheck, Robert A.
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author-email: marc.rosen@yale.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Rosen
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given: Marc I.
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- family: Ablondi
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given: Karen
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- family: Black
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given: Anne C.
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- family: Mueller
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given: Lisa
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- family: Serowik
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given: Kristin L.
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- family: Martino
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given: Steve
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- family: Mobo
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given: Ben Hur
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- family: Rosenheck
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given: Robert A.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300478
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eissn: 1557-9700
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files: []
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issn: 1075-2730
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journal: PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
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keywords-plus: 'POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; DISABILITY
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COMPENSATION; SOCIAL-SECURITY; MENTAL-ILLNESS; SUBSTANCE-ABUSE;
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PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; HOMELESS VETERANS; BENEFICIARIES; SEEKING'
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language: English
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month: DEC
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number: '12'
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number-of-cited-references: '47'
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orcid-numbers: Serowik, Kristin/0000-0001-6608-9069
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pages: 1426-1432
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papis_id: ad83f2f5facbb1732994e5e80cfad620
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ref: Rosen2014workoutcomes
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times-cited: '10'
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title: Work Outcomes After Benefits Counseling Among Veterans Applying for Service
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Connection for a Psychiatric Condition
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000346599500019
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '13'
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volume: '65'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Health Policy \& Services; Public, Environmental \& Occupational
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Health;
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Psychiatry'
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year: '2014'
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