1. Mental health promoting Interventions for the unemployed: a systematic review of applied techniques and effectiveness
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Ernst Thomas Bohlmeijer, Constance H.C. Drossaert, Marcel E. Pieterse, Moniek Yvonne Koopman, and Psychology, Health & Technology
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Psychological intervention ,Outcome measures ,050109 social psychology ,Mental health ,03 medical and health sciences ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Skills training ,0302 clinical medicine ,Intervention (counseling) ,2023 OA procedure ,Well-being ,Nursing Interventions Classification ,Medicine ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Psychological resilience ,business ,Psychiatry ,media_common - Abstract
Unemployment is associated with a diminished mental health. Interventions to improve mental health for the unemployed exist. However, there is no clear overview with respect to the content and effectiveness of these interventions. A systematic search was conducted and, included studies that targeted unemployed adults, described an intervention and reported mental health as an outcome measure. After screening, 24 studies remained, which contained 21 different interventions. These interventions could be classified into three categories: occupational skills training interventions, psychological interventions and combined interventions. The majority of the studies reported significant short-term effects on mental health, but in most cases evidence of sustained effects was lacking or not assessed. There is promising evidence that interventions combining occupational skills and resilience training are effective in promoting mental health. However, there is a need for high-quality research on the intervention effects on the mental health of the (long-term) unemployed.
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- 2017
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