Expectations, visions and sense of empowerment: in the face of a vocational rehabilitation process for people with psychiatric disabilities

NameAgeOwn description why on sick leave and time when mental health problems affected school or work-oriented activitiesTime on sick leave before intervention (years)Benefits during sick leaveEducation and job experienceHelena36Panic disorder Participation restriction since nine-year compulsory school3Sickness benefitExperience of being employed for shorter periods. Work training at a regular workplace in order to get practical experience for some periods through compulsory and high schoolMikael21Depression, social phobia Participation restriction since high school3Supplementary benefitHigh school. Employed for shorter periods in the summerDavid28Depression, stress syndrome Participation restriction since high school5Disability pensionHigh school. Regularly employed for shorter periods. Work training at a regular workplace in order to get practical experience for some periods through the Job CentreSusan24Social phobia, self-harm Participation restriction since high school2Sickness benefitHigh school. Regular employment for one-and-a-half yearErik19Unsociability, depression Participation restriction since nine-year compulsory school3Supplementary benefitNo completed high school. No experience of being employed. Work training at a regular workplace in order to get practical experience for some periods through high schoolAnne23Depression, self-harm Participation restriction since high school3Supplementary benefitHigh school. Employed for a shorter periodAlice52Stress, burnout, depression Participation restriction for one period in life1 ½Sickness benefitHigh school. Regularly employed since high school. Runs own businessPeter40Psychosis Participation restriction two longer periods (five years) in a decade3Disability pensionHigh school. Regular employment for eight years. Sheltered employment for five years