Beyond Schizophrenia : Living and Working with a Serious Mental Illness by...

Description: Item DetailBeyond Schizophrenia: Living and Working with a Serious Mental Illness by Marjorie L, Baldwin Published by Rowman & Littlefield Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Baldwin, Marjorie L., 1949- Beyond schizophrenia: Living and working with a serious mental illness / by Marjorie L. Baldwin. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4422-4833-5 (cloth : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-4422-4834-2 (electronic) 1. Mentally ill - Employment. 2. Schizophrenics -Employment. 3. Discrimination against the mental ly ill. I. Title. HV3005.B346 2016 331.5194--de23 2015032341 Printed in the United States of America Item ConditionVery nice condition. Ex library with pocket in back and identifying stamps. Otherwise pages, and hardcover are pristine. Dust jacket shows signs of stickers that were removed, but otherwise absent wear. Very fine copy. See photos of external dust jacket and inner library pocket as these are part of the condition description. SummaryThe experience of living and working with schizophrenia is fraught with challenges and setbacks. This book is a comprehensive attempt to explain why, in spite of near-miraculous advances in medication and treatment, persons with mental illness fare worse than almost any other disadvantaged group in the labor market. As a researcher of economics and disability and the mother of a son with schizophrenia, Marjorie L. Baldwin speaks from both professional and personal experience. First, she looks at societal factors that affect employment outcomes for persons with schizophrenia (or other serious mental illness), including stigma and discrimination, investments in human capital, the quality of mental health services, and the support of family and friends. She then examines workplace factors that affect employment outcomes, including employer mandates in the Americans with Disabilities Act, the decision to disclose a diagnosis of mental illness at work, the interaction between job demands and functional limitations, and job accommodations for persons with a serious mental illness. Giving weight to both perspectives, the final chapter outlines a set of policy recommendations designed to improve employment outcomes for this population. About the AuthorMARJORIE L. BALDWIN is a professor in the Department of Economics at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, whose son was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his junior year of college. Baldwin is a labor economist who has conducted research on work disability and disability-related discrimination for 25 years.After her son's diagnosis, she focused her disability studies on persons with mental illness in the labor market. She is the author or co-author of more than 50 articles and book chapters, and has a national reputation for her studies of employment outcomes among persons with serious mental illness. Baldwin has been a principal investigator for major studies of labor market discrimination against persons with serious mental illness, sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and National Institute of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. She is academic director of public health programs in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State. She is also a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance, where she is chair of the Study Panel on Workers' Compensation Data. Reviews"In the tradition of Pete Earley and Fuller Torrey, Marjorie L. Baldwin weaves her experiences as a close family member of a seriously mentally ill person with hard-hitting, scholarly arguments for improving our dysfunctional, fragmented mental health system. Not since A Beautiful Mind has there been such a masterful exposition of the interface between economics and schizophrenia. This book is a riveting clarion call for action and should be essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in improving conditions for the mentally ill."-FRED FRESE, PhD, professor of psychiatry, Northeast Ohio Medical University "Skillfully researched and beautifully written, Baldwin's book depicts the lived experience of schizophrenia within an ambience of family coping, service system deficits, societal stigma, and employment problems, with evidence of resiliency and potential for recovery. This data-based, moving story may greatly enhance the knowledge and hopefulness of caregivers and mental health professionals."-HARRIET P. LEFLEY, PhD, professor emerita of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine "In this poignant book, Baldwin skillfully interweaves the story of her son's coping with and recovery from schizophrenia with a scholarly review and critique of the poor mental health treatment system. As a health economist, Baldwin brings fresh insights into the relationship between employment and mental illness and makes bold recommendations for systemic and rehabilitation approaches to improving work functioning and helping people with schizophrenia establish personally meaningful lives."-KIM T. MUESER, PhD, executive director, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation; professor of occupational therapy, psychology, and psychiatry, Boston University Purchase information**When you purchase this item, Phoenix Forward Furnishings will donate 10% of the final purchase price to the American National Red Cross charity. 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