The importance of vocation in recovery for young people with psychiatric disabilities (2007)
Young people with psychiatric disabilities are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to participating in vocational training or higher education or to seeking and maintaining employment. A review...
Waghorn, G., Chant, D.C., King, R.
Work-related subjective experiences and work-related self-efficacy were investigated as candidate correlates of career learning among people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder....
Waghorn, G., Chant, D., Jaeger, J.
Objectives: To compare employment functioning and disability among people with bipolar affective disorder in comparison to adults with schizophrenia. Methods: A secondary analysis was conducted using...
The importance of vocation in recovery for young people with psychiatric disabilities (2007)
Young people with psychiatric disabilities are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to participating in vocational training or higher education or to seeking and maintaining employment. A review...
Schwarts, O. S., Harris, M. G., Henry, L. P., Waghorn, G., Harrigan, S. M., Prosser, A. L., ...
This study aims to identify correlates of vocational functioning in a first episode psychosis (FEP) sample 7.5 years after presentation at a specialized early psychosis treatment service. The study...
Waghorn, G., Chant, D.C., King, R.
Work-related subjective experiences and work-related self-efficacy were investigated as candidate correlates of career learning among people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder....
Waghorn, G., Chant, D., Lloyd, C.
Aim: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are a leading cause of work-related disability. This investigation explored the impact of MSD comorbid with depression and anxiety disorders, on labor force...
Vocational functioning in a first-episode psychosis cohort: A medium term follow-up study (2006)
Harris, M. G., Henry, L., Waghorn, G., Yuen, H., Schwartz, O., Jackson, H., ...
King, R., Waghorn, G., Lloyd, C., McMah, T., McCloud, P., Leong, C.
Comparatively few people with severe mental illness are employed despite evidence that many people within this group wish to obtain, can obtain and sustain employment, and that employment can...
Disability, employment and work performance among people with ICD-10 anxiety disorders (2005)
Waghorn, G, Chant, D, White, P, Whiteford, H.
Objective: To ascertain at a population level, patterns of disability, labour force participation, employment and work performance among people with ICD-10 anxiety disorders in comparison to people...
Objective: To identify the population-level first- and second-order effects among candidate correlates of labour force activity by people with ICD-10 depression and anxiety disorders. Method:...
Work-related self-efficacy among community residents with psychiatric disabilities (2005)
A new measure of work-related self-efficacy for people with psychiatric disabilities is reported. The 37-item scale measures self-efficacy in four relevant activity domains: 1) vocational service...
White, P, Chant, D, Edwards, N, Townsend, C, Waghorn, G
Objective: The aim of this study was to bring to light the high prevalence of Australians affected by intellectual disability and comorbid serious mental illnesses. Results from a broad scale study...
Disability, employment and work performance among people with ICD-10 anxiety disorders (2005)
Waghorn, G, Chant, D, White, P, Whiteford, H.
Objective: To ascertain at a population level, patterns of disability, labour force participation, employment and work performance among people with ICD-10 anxiety disorders in comparison to people...
Objective: To develop a self-report scale of subjective experiences of illness perceived to impact on employment functioning, as an alternative to a diagnostic perspective, for anticipating the...
Specialised supported education for Australians with psychotic disorders (2004)
Waghorn, G, Still, M, Chant, D, Whiteford, H.
Australia has a network of Federally funded disability employment and vocational rehabilitation services, including a proportion of outlets that specialise in providing services for persons with...
Waghorn, G, Chant, D, White, P, Whiteford, H.
OBJECTIVE: To delineate at a population level: activity restrictions, labour market participation, educational attainment, employment restrictions and employment characteristics of persons with...
Kavanagh, DJ, Waghorn, G, Jenner, L, Chant, DC, Carr, V, Evans, M, ...
Background: While there has been substantial research examining the correlates of comorbid substance abuse in psychotic disorders, it has been difficult to tease apart the relative importance of...
Specialised supported education for Australians with psychotic disorders (2004)
Waghorn, G, Still, M, Chant, D, Whiteford, H.
Australia has a network of Federally funded disability employment and vocational rehabilitation services, including a proportion of outlets that specialise in providing services for persons with...
Waghorn, G, Chant, D, White, P, Whiteford, H.
OBJECTIVE: To delineate at a population level: activity restrictions, labour market participation, educational attainment, employment restrictions and employment characteristics of persons with...
Psychotherapy at the point of a pistol (2004)
Although specific phobias are among the most prevalent and most treatable of the anxiety disorders, successful treatments for firearm phobias are seldom reported. The assessment and treatment of a...
Waghorn, G., Chant, D., Whiteford, H.
Clinical and non-clinical predictors of vocational recovery were examined among 782 Australians diagnosed with DSM III R psychotic disorders, using data from the study on low-prevalence disorders,...
Australian trends in vocational rehabilitation for psychiatric disability (1999)
While vocational rehabilitation for people with a diagnosis of a mental illness is recognised as a service delivery priority in Australia, Government sector roles, policy settings, legislation and...