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The Barriers behind the Laws for the Rights to Employment for a Patient with Schizophrenia in Taiwan

Cheng-Che Chen, Pey-Chun Pan, Tien-Wei Yang

Background/Objective: In past, we thought of the treatments of psychotic
symptoms for schizophrenic patients. While Taiwan became a developed country,
psychiatrists and affi liated professionals start to take more attentions to social and
vocational rehabilitation. Therefore, patients with mental illness could get the supported
program for competitive employment according to the People with Disabilities
Rights Protection Act along with other disabilities. Case report: We presented
a case that got through the national examination for people with physical and
mental disabilities, but unfortunately he has committed suicide at the government
agency during his probation period. Conclusion: We argued that both the inadequacies
of discriminative acts and inconsistent supported employment program
may become the barriers for psychiatric patients to employment. Meanwhile it
may subsequently increase the suicidal risk for people with mental illness. We expect
to invite more studies and discussions.
Key Word act, employment, barrier, schizophrenia
Editorial Committe, Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry
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