[Vocational rehabilitation of psychiatric patients]

135 former clients of the "Arbeitstrainingszentrum (ATZ)" in Upper Austria, a facility for vocational rehabilitation, participated in a comprehensive follow-up study 1 to 9 years (mean 3,8 years) after termination of the ATZ. 60% of them finished the ATZ regularly, meaning either that they completed the full training or that they left for another job. Occupational situation of the former clients at follow-up was as follows: 24% were competitively employed, 17% held a sheltered working place, 3% underwent training, 6% did not-economic work, 6% worked in a household. 13% were unemployed and in search for a job, 30% received a disability pension. 41% of all clients had held no job at all since termination of the ATZ.