abstract: 'Objective: Although it is undisputable that patients with severe mental

  illness have impaired ability to work, the extent of this is unclear.

  This is a nation-wide, cross-sectional survey of patients who have been

  hospitalized with severe mental illness earning minimum wage or above.

  Method: Data from the Israeli Psychiatric Hospitalization Case Registry

  were linked with nationwide data from the National Insurance Institute

  (the equivalent of US Social Security) on personal income.

  Hospitalization data were obtained on all consecutive admissions to any

  psychiatric hospital in the country between 1990-2008 with a diagnosis

  of schizophrenia, other nonaffective psychotic disorders, or bipolar

  disorder (N = 35 673). Earning minimum wage or more was defined as

  earning at least 1000 USD/month, which was equivalent to minimum wage in

  Israel in December 2010. Results: The percentages of patients with only

  1 admission who were earning minimum wage or above in December 2010 were

  as follows: 10.6\% of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia; 21.6\%

  of patients with a diagnosis of nonaffective psychotic disorders; and

  24.2\% of patients with bipolar disorder. The percentages of patients

  with multiple admissions who were earning minimum wage or above were as

  follows: 5.8\% of patients with schizophrenia; 11.2\% of patients with

  nonaffective psychotic disorders; and 19.9\% of patients with bipolar

  disorder. Conclusions: Despite potential confounders, the results

  indicate that patients with schizophrenia, nonaffective psychotic

  disorders, or bipolar disorder have a poor employment outcome, even if

  they have only been admitted once. These results emphasize the

  importance of improving interventions to re-integrate these individuals

  into the work force.'
affiliation: 'Weiser, M (Corresponding Author), Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat,
  IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel.

  Davidson, Michael; Kapara, Ori; Goldberg, Shira; Noy, Shlomo; Weiser, Mark, Chaim
  Sheba Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Ramat Gan, Israel.

  Davidson, Michael; Noy, Shlomo; Weiser, Mark, Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Sch Med, Ramat
  Aviv, Israel.

  Yoffe, Rinat, Minist Hlth, Dept Mental Hlth, Jerusalem, Israel.'
author: Davidson, Michael and Kapara, Ori and Goldberg, Shira and Yoffe, Rinat and
  Noy, Shlomo and Weiser, Mark
author-email: mweiser@netvision.net.il
author_list:
- family: Davidson
  given: Michael
- family: Kapara
  given: Ori
- family: Goldberg
  given: Shira
- family: Yoffe
  given: Rinat
- family: Noy
  given: Shlomo
- family: Weiser
  given: Mark
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbv023
eissn: 1745-1701
files: []
issn: 0586-7614
journal: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN
keywords: income; employment; mental disorders; hospitalization
keywords-plus: 'SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; MENTAL-ILLNESS; PEOPLE; PREDICTORS; OUTCOMES;

  WORK; BARRIERS; UPDATE'
language: English
month: MAR
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '21'
pages: 443-447
papis_id: 2cae3d824221101c5210118bc0aa7e9e
ref: Davidson2016nationwidestudy
times-cited: '32'
title: A Nation-Wide Study on the Percentage of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
  Patients Who Earn Minimum Wage or Above
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000376401500023
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usage-count-since-2013: '4'
volume: '42'
web-of-science-categories: Psychiatry
year: '2016'