Wednesday 25 August 2010

Just how bad is life in the UK for people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia?

(from the presentation slides of Graham Thornicroft - just found it on
the net somewhere)

EPSILON Study Schizophrenia: Employment Rates (n=404)
People with a diagnosis of schizophrenia who were students or in employment
The Netherlands 18%
Denmark 15%
Spain 20%
Italy 23%
UK 5%

Source: Thornicroft G., Tansella M., Becker T., et al & the Epsilon
Study Group (2004) The personal impact of schizophrenia in Europe.
Schizophrenia Research, 69, 125-132

(The original paper is not open access though was written in conjunction
with a Mr P Farmer at Rethink.)

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