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Table 8 Study characteristics

From: Interventions to improve social circumstances of people with mental health conditions: a rapid evidence synthesis

Study ID

Domain (s)

Publication type

Number of Groups

Control Type

Total Sample

Size

Population diagnosis

Country

Mean Sample Age (range)

Sample Gender

(% female)

Sample

Ethnicities

Intervention Setting

Additional publications

Siuijkerbuijk 2017 [7]

Employment

Systematic review

NA

Treatment as usual, active control

8743

Severe mental illness (100%)

Multiple

36 (NR)

36%

NR

NA

 

Aubry 2016 [58]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

950

Major depressive episode (43%), Mania or hypomanic episode (16%), Mood disorder with psychotic features (20%), Post-traumatic stress disorder (27%), Panic disorder (21%), Psychotic disorder (52%), Substance-related problems (73%)

Canada

39.4 (NR)

32%

Member of racial or ethnic minority group (21%), Aboriginal (19%)

Residential

Aubry 2015 [138]

Bejerholm 2017 [108]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

63

Depression (69%), Bipolar (31%)

Sweden

41 (NR)

72%

Native (92%), Immigrant (8%)

Outpatient

 

Bell 1993 [82]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

100

Schizophrenia (100%)

USA

40 (NR)

6%

White (76%), Black (21%), Hispanic (3%)

Veterans affairs medical centre

 

Bell 2003 [115]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

63

Schizophrenia (100%)

USA

44 (NR)

0

Caucasian (62%), African American (30%), Hispanic (8%)

Veterans affairs medical centre

 

Bell 2005 [83]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

145

Schizophrenia (100%)

USA

42.8 (NR)

41%

Caucasian (46%), African American (23%), Hispanic (2%), Asian (2%)

Veterans affairs medical centre

 

Bell 2008 [96]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

77

Schizophrenia (100%)

USA

40 (NR)

46%

Caucasian (47%), African American (23%), Hispanic (4%), Asian (1%)

Community

 

Bell 2018 [84]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

77

Schizoaffective disorder (13.2%), Schizophrenia (36.8%), Other disorder (50%)

USA

51.2 (NR)

10.40%

Not Hispanic or Latino (93.5%), Hispanic/Latino (4%), Unknown or NR (2.5%)

Cognitive training lab

 

Beutel 2005 [77]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

329

Affective disorders (36%) Adjustment disorders (19%), Anxiety disorders (11%), Other disorders (16%), Other neurotic (3%), Somatoform disorders (12%)

Germany

38 (19–50)

58.30%

NR

Inpatient

 

Boevink 2016 [48]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

163

Affective disorder (11.7%), Non-affective psychotic disorder (40.5%), Personality disorder (14.7%), Other (33.1%)

Netherlands

43.9 (NR)

49.10%

NR

Community and residential

 

Burnam 1996 [62]

Housing

RCT

3

No intervention

276

Comorbid schizophrenia + major affective disorder (38%), Major affective disorder (55%), Schizophrenia disorder (7%)

USA

37 (NR)

16%

White (58%), Black (28%), Other (14%)

Community and residential

 

Castelein 2008 [49]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

106

Other psychotic disorders (25.5%), Schizophrenia (79%)

Netherlands

38.6 (NR)

31.10%

NR

Community

 

Chandler 2006 [130]

Offending

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

182

Major depressive or other depressive disorder (28.8%), Schizophrenia (22%), Schizoaffective disorder (5.5%), Bipolar disorder (10.4%), Psychotic disorder NOS (28%), Other including PTSD and other anxiety disorders (8.2%)

USA

NR

19.20%

African American (66.4%), White (21.4%), Hispanic (3.3%), Other (3.3%)

Community

 

Christensen 2019 [109]

Employment

RCT

3 (2 included)

Treatment as usual

477

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (77%), Bipolar disorder (11.5%), Recurrent depression (11.5%)

Denmark

32.9 (NR)

38.16%

NR

Outpatient

 

Conoley 1985 [39]

Social Isolation

RCT

3 (2 included)

Wait-list

38

Depression (100%)

USA

NR

100%

NR

Community

 

Cook 2008 [93]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

1273

Schizophrenia (33%), Schizoaffective disorder (18%), Major depression (24%), Bipolar disorder (16%), Dysthymia (3%)

USA

38.5 (NR)

53%

White (50%), Other (50%)

Community and residential

 

Cosden 2005 [128]

Offending

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

235

Mood disorder (35.5%), Schizophrenia (32.5%), Bipolar Disorder (22.2%), Other (10.3%)—Dual-diagnosis (83.3%)

USA

NR

50.60%

European-American (70.6%), Hispanic (17.4%), African American (7.7%), Other (4.3%)

Community

Cosden 2003 [139]

Cusack 2010 [129]

Offending

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

134

Psychotic disorder (65%), Schizoaffective disorder (26.9%)

USA

36.8 (NR)

41%

Caucasian (63%), Hispanic (21.6%), African American (8.2%)

Community

 

Davidson 2004 [46]

Social Isolation

RCT

3

No intervention

260

Psychotic disorder (50%), Affective disorder (34%), Anxiety disorder (2%), Other Axis I disorder (1%), Unknown (12%), Co-occuring substance use disorder (44%)

USA

NR

57%

White (82%), African American (11%), Hispanic/Latino (2%), Asian/Pacific Islander (1%)

Community

 

Davis 2012 [80]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

85

Post-traumatic stress disorder (100%)

USA

40.2 (NR)

12%

African American (71.5%), Caucasian (27%), Native American (1%)

Community

 

Davis 2015 [116]

Employment

Feasibility RCT

2

Active

34

Schizophrenia (58.8%), Schizoaffective (41.2%)

USA

51.7 (NR)

3%

African American (62.3%), White (37.7%)

Outpatient

 

Davis 2018 [81]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

541

Post-traumatic stress disorder (100%)

USA

42.2 (NR)

49.50%

Hispanic (66.5%), White (50.7%), African American (41.6%), Other (33.3%)

Outpatient

 

De Waal 2019 [140]

Victimisation

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

250

Psychotic disorder (38%), Mood disorder (21.6%), Post-traumatic stress disorder (13.2%), Anxiety disorder (8%), Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (8%), Personality disorder (36%), Intellectual disability (12.4%), Other disorder (11.2%)

Netherlands

42.1 (NR)

29.60%

Dutch (72.3%), Other (7.6%), Surinamese (6.4%), European (6%), Moroccan (4.4%), Dutch Antilles (2.4%)

Outpatient and inpatient

 

De Weerd 2016 [120]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

60

Somatoform disorder (56.7%), Depressive disorder (23.3%), Anxiety Disorder (20%)

Netherlands

39.9 (NR)

46.67%

NR

Outpatient

 

Elbogen 2016 [141]

Money

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

184

Mixed (100%)

USA

NR (18–65)

NR

NR

NR

 

Ellison 2020 [63]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

166

Dual-diagnosis serious mental disorder + substance abuse (100%)

USA

52.8 (NR)

7.23%

White (50%), African American (50%)

Community and residential

 

Erickson 2020 [94]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

109

Schizophrenia spectrum (50.5%), Bipolar (14.7%), Major depression (9.2%), Psychosis NOS (15.6%), Other (6.4%)

Canada

23.5 (NR)

17.40%

NR

Outpatient

 

Fletcher 2008 [64]

Housing

RCT

3 (2 included)

Treatment as usual

191

Dual-diagnosis serious mental disorder + substance abuse (100%)

USA

NR (18–66)

NR

NR

Community

 

Fowler 2019 [88]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

77

Psychosis (100%)

United Kingdom

29 (18–52)

29%

White (85.7%)

Community

 

Gelkopf 1994 [44]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Active

34

Schizophrenia (100%)

Israel

45.4 (NR)

17.60%

NR

Inpatient

 

Glynn 2004 [54]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Active

63

Schizophrenia (100%)

USA

43.5 (18–60)

8%

Caucasian (44%), African American (40%), Hispanic (13%), Asian (3%)

Outpatient

 

Glynn 2017 [101]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

67

Schizophrenia (100%)

USA

41 (18–65)

16%

White (76%), Black (15%), Other (4%), Asian (3%), Latino (1%)

Community

 

Goldfinger 1999 [65]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

118

Schizophrenia (45%), Schizoaffective disorder (17%), Bipolar disorder (14%), Major depression (13%), Other (11%)

USA

38 (NR)

28%

African American (41%)

Community and residential

Dickey 1997 [142]

Granholm 2005 [57]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

76

Schizophrenia (100%)

USA

NR (42–74)

26.40%

Caucasian (79%)

Community

 

Gutman 2009 [91]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

38

Schizophrenia (42%), Schizoaffective disorder (29%), Bipolar disorder (16%), depression (13%)

USA

NR (19–55)

42%

Hispanic (39%), African American (37%), White (21%)

Community

 

Harris 2017 [118]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

86

Schizophrenia (58.1%), Schizoaffective (5.8%), Bipolar (31.4%), Other psychotic (4.7%)

Australia

39.6 (NR)

36.05%

NR

Outpatient

 

Haslam 2019 [40]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

120

Major depression (41.7%), Anxiety disorder (38%), Post-traumatic stress disorder (7.5%), Others (12.5%), None (but with symptoms meeting criteria for major depression) (40.8%)

Australia

31.1 (17–69)

64%

Caucasian (74%), Australian (69%)

Outpatient

 

Hasson-Ohayon 2014 [42]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Active

55

Serious mental illness (100%)

Israel

38.5 (21–62)

44%

NR

Community

 

Hees 2013 [121]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

117

Major depression (100%)

The Netherlands

43 (18–65)

53%

NR

Outpatient and community

 

Hellstrom 2017 [79]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

326

Depression (69%), Phobic anxiety (7.7%), Other anxiety (12%), Bipolar disorder (11.3%)

Denmark

35 (18–60)

68%

NR

Community

 

Henderson 2013 [104]

Employment

Feasibility RCT

2

Treatment as usual

80

Schizophrenia spectrum (30%), Depression (12.7%), Bipolar disorder (16.5%), Personality disorders (5.1%), Anxiety (7.6%), Anxiety and depression (7.6%), Mixed (6.3%)

United Kingdom

36.1 (NR)

48%

Black/Black British (47%), White (38%), Other (11%), Asian/Asian British (4%)

Community

 

Herman 2011 [66]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

150

Schizophrenia (61%), Schizoaffective (35%), Other (4%)

USA

37.5 (NR)

29%

African American (62%), White (17%), Latino (15%), Other (6%)

Community

Baumgartner 2012 [143]

Himle 2014 [119]

Employment

Pilot RCT

2

Treatment as usual

58

Depression (60.3%), Post-traumatic stress disorder (37.9%), Generalized anxiety disorder (19%), Obsessive–compulsive disorder (15.5%), Panic disorder (13.8%), Bipolar disorder (3.4%), Psychotic disorder (3.4%), Specific phobia (1.7%)

USA

43.6 (NR)

32.80%

African American (86.2%), White (10.34%), Multiracial (3.45%)

Community

 

Hurlburt 1996 [67]

Housing

RCT

4

No intervention

361

Schizophrenia (55%), Other (bipolar disorder or major depression (55%))

USA

NR (NR)

33.20%

White (62.8%), Black (19.7%), Hispanic (12.5%), Other (5%)

Community and residential

 

Kern 2018 [102]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

58

Schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder (100%)

USA

42.7 (NR)

15.52%

White (65.3%)

Community

 

Killackey 2019 [95]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

146

Psychosis (100%)

Australia

20.4 (NR)

30.80%

Australian (76%)

Community

Killackey 2012/Killackey 2013/Killackey 2014 [144,145,146]

Kingston 2018 [135]

Offending

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

101

Major mood, psychotic, anxiety and/or trauma-related disorder (100%)

Canada

34.5 (NR)

0

Caucasian (87.6%), Aboriginal (11.3%), Other (Asian) (9.3%), Black (6.2%)

Prison and community

 

Korr Joseph 1995 [68]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

95

Schizophrenia, depressive and affective disorders, or other psychoses (78%), Other diagnosis (22%)

USA

38.09 (NR)

20.00%

Black (43%), White (49%), Other (8%)

Community and housing

 

Kukla 2018 [112]

Employment

RCT

3 (2 included)

Active

50

Schizophrenia (74%), Schizoaffective disorder (26%)

USA

51.5 (NR)

4.00%

African American (58%), White (40%), Hispanic American (2%)

Outpatient

 

Lamberti 2017 [131]

Offending

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

70

Schizophrenia (51%), Depression with psychotic features (19%), Psychotic disorder, NOS (10%), Schizoaffective disorder (11%), Bipolar disorder with psychotic features (9%)

USA

37.5 (NR)

39%

African American (73%), Caucasian (19%), Hispanic (8%)

Outpatient

 

Lecomte 2020 [147]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

164

Mood disorder (18.5%), Anxiety disorder (7.4%), Organic disorder (0.6%), Psychotic disorder (58.6%), Substance-related (1.2%), Personality disorder (6.2%), Developmental disorder (1.9%), Other (5.6%)

Canada

36.6 (NR)

39.30%

Caucasian (63.4%)

NR

 

Lehman 1997 [69]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

152

Schizophrenia (44.5%), Schizoaffective disorder (14%), Bipolar (20.5%), Depression (8.5%), Other (12.6%)

USA

37.5 (NR)

32.50%

African American (72.3%), White (23.7%)

Community

 

Lindenmayer 2008 [89]

Employment

RCT

2

Attentional control

85

Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (84%); "other" diagnosis (17%) [details of mental health conditions of participants with diagnoses falling into the "other" category were not reported]

USA

43.5 (NR)

11%

Black (58%), Hispanic (27%), White (13%), Asian (3%)

Inpatient

 

Lipton 1988 [70]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

49

Schizophrenia (81%), Personality disorders (8%), Affective disorders (2%), Other (8.1%)

USA

37 (NR)

35%

NR

Housing

 

Lloyd-evans 2020 [41]

Social Isolation

Feasibility RCT

2

Treatment as usual

211

Common mental disorders (100%)

UK

43.1 (NR)

73%

White (64%), Black/African/Caribbean/Black British (13%), Asian/Asian British (10%), Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (8%), Other ethnic groups (5%)

Outpatient and community

 

Lysaker 2005 [113]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

50

Schizophrenia (74%), Schizoaffective disorder (26%)

USA

48.1 (NR)

0

African American (56%), Caucasian (42%), Latino (2%)

Outpatient and community

 

Marder 1996 [55]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Active

80

Schizophrenia (100%)

USA

38.2 (NR)

0

Non-white (68.8%)

Veterans affairs medical centre

 

McGurk 2007 [97]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

44

Schizophrenia (23.4%), Schizoaffective disorder (22.4%), Bipolar disorder (23.4%), Major depression (16.8%), Other (14%)

USA

35.59 (NR)

45.50%

African American (68.2%), Hispanic (15.9%), Caucasian (13.6%), Asian (2.27%)

Community

McGurk 2005 [148]

McGurk 2015 [98]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

107

Schizophrenia (23.4%), Schizoaffective disorder (22.4%), Bipolar (23.4%), Depression (16.8%), Other (14%)

USA

44.1 (NR)

34.60%

White (86%), Black (10.3%), Asian (1.9%), More than one race (1.9%)

Community

 

McGurk 2016 [85]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

54

Schizophrenia (83.3%), Major mood disorder (13%), Other (3.7%)

USA

37.7 (NR)

29.63%

African American (61.1%), Caucasian (25.9%), Hispanic/Latino (18.5%), Multiracial (14.8%)

Community

 

McHugo 2004 [71]

Housing

RCT

2

Active

121

Schizophrenia (72.7%), Mood disorder (27.3%)

USA

39.85 (21–60)

53%

African American (82.6%)

Community

 

Mervis 2017 [86]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

64

Schizoaffective disorder (46.9%), Other (43.1%)

USA

36.1 (NR)

39.10%

NR

Community

 

Milligan-Saville 2017 [127]

Employment

Cluster RCT

2

Waitlist

88 (managers) 1966 (employees)

NR

Australia

(managers) 49.3 (NR)

0%

NR

Workplace

 

Morse 1992 [72]

Housing

RCT

3 (2 included)

Treatment as usual

116

Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar, Other psychotic disorders, Other disorders not listed (100%)

USA

NR

NR

NR

Community

 

Morse 1997 [76]

Housing

RCT

3

Active

165

Schizophrenia (66%), Recurrent depression (15%), Bipolar disorder (13%), Atypical psychosis (12%), Delusional or paranoid disorder (3%), Dementia (1.2%)

USA

34.7 (NR)

42%

African American (55%), Caucasian (45%)

Community

 

Morse 2006 [73]

Housing

RCT

3 (2 included)

Treatment as usual

NR

Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder, Atypical psychotic disorder, Bipolar disorder, Major depression-recurrent disorder, Delusional disorder + One or more substance use disorders (100%)

USA

NR

NR

NR

Community

 

Mueser 2005 [117]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

35

Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (66%), Major depression or bipolar disorder (11%), Other psychiatric diagnoses (23%)

USA

37.7 (NR)

20%

Non-hispanic White (97%), Asian (3%)

Outpatient

 

Noordik 2013 [122]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

160

Stress-related disorders (22.5%), Depressive disorders (23.1%), Anxiety disorder (23.1%), Mixed anxiety-depressive disorders (29.4%)

Netherlands

45.4 (NR)

70%

NR

Community

 

Nuechterlein 2019 [103]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

69

Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (100%)

USA

24.7 (NR)

33.30%

Multiracial (37.7%), White (26.1%), Hispanic (26.1%), Asian (11.6%), Pacific Islander (2.9%)

Outpatient

 

Okpaku 1997 [105]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

152

Mood disorders and Schizophrenia (67%), Psychotic disorder (44%), Mood disorder (36%)

USA

36.8 (NR)

41%

White (60%)

Community

 

Overland 2018 [111]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

1193

Common mental disorders (100%)

Norway

40.4 (NR)

67%

NR

NR

 

Pos 2019 [51]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

99

Schizophrenia (100%)

Netherlands

25.4 (NR)

19%

Member of a ethnic minority group (54.5%)

Outpatient

 

Pot-Kolder 2018 [52]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

116

Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (100%)

Netherlands

38 (NR)

29.30%

Non-dutch origin (34.5%)

Outpatient

Pot-Kolder 2020 [149]

Priebe 2020 [56]

Social isolation

RCT

2

Active

124

Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (100%)

UK

42.4 (NR)

34.70%

Black African (19.4%), Bangladeshi (18.5%), Black Caribbean (17.7%), White (15.3%), Other unspecified (8.9%), Black other (5.6%), Asian other (4.03%), Indian/Pakistani (4%), Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (2.4%), White other (2.4%)

Community

 

Rebergen 2009 [123]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

240

Mixed (100%)

The Netherlands

39.38 (NR)

44.00%

NR

Outpatient

Rebergen 2009b [150]

Reme 2019 [106]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

410

Psychotic (19.8%), Bipolar (13.9%), Major depression (40%), Anxiety (40.5%), Other (26.6%)

Norway

35 (NR)

48.60%

Norwegian (86.1%)

Outpatient

 

Rivera 2007 [50]

Social Isolation

RCT

3 (2 included)

Treatment as usual

203

Schizophrenia (29%), Schizoaffective disorder (20%), Other psychotic disorder (3%), Bipolar disorder (26%), Depression (22%), Other or data missing (1%)

USA

38.6 (NR)

48.50%

Caucasian (30.2%), Hispanic (29.4%), Other (22.1%), African American (18.4%)

Community

 

Roberts 2014 [53]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

66

Schizophrenia (42.4%), Schizoaffective (56.1%), Psychosis NOS (1.5%)

USA

39.7 (NR)

33.30%

Caucasian (63.6%), African American (36.4%), Hispanic (6.1%)

Outpatient

 

Rodriguez Pulido 2019 [99]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

57

Schizophrenia (74.5%), Bipolar disorder (14.9%), Personality disorder (8.5%), Depression (2.1%)

Spain

40.5 (NR)

31.92%

NR

Community

 

Rogers 2006 [92]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

135

Severe mental illness (100%)

USA

33.9 (NR)

45.90%

Caucasian (58%), African American (30.3%), Other (including multiracial) (11.7%)

NR

 

Rossler 2020 [107]

Employment

RCT

3 (2 included)

Active

78

Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use (11.5%), Schizophrenia and similar disorders (8.97%), Mood disorders (44.87%), Anxiety, dissociative, stress related and somatoform disorders (15.38%), Personality disorders (12.82%)

Switzerland

36.05 (NR)

51.28%

NR

Outpatient

Rossler 2018 [151]

Rowe 2007 [132]

Offending

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

114

Psychotic disorder (41.3%), Major mood disorder (44.2%), Other (19.2%)

USA

39.8 (NR)

32%

African American (58%), White (31%), Hispanic (15%), Other (9%), Native American (3%)

Community

 

Russinova 2018 [90]

Employment

RCT

2

Wait-list

51

Schizophrenia/schizoaffective (31.4%), Bipolar (31.4%), Depression (33.3%), Other (5.9%)

USA

46.2 (NR)

60.80%

Non-Hispanic white (64.7%), Member of minority ethnic groups (35.3%)

NR

 

Sacks 2004 [133]

Offending

RCT

2

Active

185

Dual-diagnosis serious mental disorder + substance abuse (100%)

USA

34.3 (NR)

0

Caucasian (49%), Black (30%), Hispanic (16.5%), Other (4%)

Prison and community

 

Sacks 2012 [134]

Offending

RCT

2

Active

127

Dual-diagnosis serious mental disorder + substance abuse (100%)

USA

38.2 (NR)

0

White (56%), Hispanic (17%), Other/mixed (17%), Black (10%)

Prison and community

 

Salzer 2016 [136]

Rights inclusion and citizenship

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

100

Schizophrenia-spectrum or affective disorder (100%)

USA

48.7 (NR)

46.50%

Black (74.8%), White (21.2%), Latin/Hispanic (4.04%), Native American (2%), Other race (2%), Asian (1%)

Community

 

Sanches 2020 [114]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

188

Psychotic disorder (60.1%), Bipolar disorder (3.2%), Depressive or anxiety disorder (6.9%), Personality disorder (6.4%), Eating disorder (6.9%), Other (16.5%)

Netherlands

39.9 (NR)

42%

NR

Outpatient

 

Schene 2007 [78]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

62

Major depression (100%)

The Netherlands

45.9 (NR)

51.60%

NR

Outpatient

 

Segal 2010 [137]

Rights inclusion and citizenship

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

505

Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (9%), Major depression (76%), Other (15%)

USA

NR

47%

White (36%), African American (34%), Other (30%)

Community

 

Sheridan 2015 [47]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Active

107

Diagnosis of enduring mental illness (100%)

Ireland

51 (NR)

52.30%

NR

Community

 

Shern 2000 [74]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

168

Serious mental disorders (100%)

USA

39.97 (21–66)

34%

Black (61%), White (29%), Hispanic (10%)

Community

 

Silverman 2014 [43]

Social Isolation

RCT

4 (2 included)

Attentional control

45

Bipolar Disorder (35.6%), Major Depressive Disorder (48.9%), Schizoaffective disorder (2.3%), Schizophrenia (2.3%), Other (2.3%)

No response: 8.89%

USA

35.55 (NR)

51.10%

Caucasian American (71.1%), African American (13.3%), Other (8.9%), Hispanic American (4.4%)

Inpatient

 

Stergiopoulos 2015 [60]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

1198

Depression (59%), Mania/hypomania (9.9%), Post-traumatic stress disorder (31.3%), Panic disorder (25.1%), Mood disorder with psychotic features (13.2%), Psychotic disorder (21.6%)

Canada

42.2 (NR)

32.60%

White (48.4%), Ethnoracial (27.9%), Aboriginal (23.7%)

Community and residential

 

Susser 1997 [75]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

96

Schizohrenia (56.1%), Other (33.9%)

USA

NR

0

African American (72.4%), Other (17.6%)

Community

Jones 2003 [152]

Terzian 2013 [45]

Social Isolation

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

357

Schizophrenia (100%)

Italy

NR (18–45)

31%

NR

Community

 

Tinland 2020 [59]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

703

Schizophrenia (69.3%), Bipolar (30.7%)

France

38.8 (NR)

17.50%

French (81.8%), Other (13.5%)

NR

 

Tsemberis 2004 [61]

Housing

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

206

Psychotic (53%), Mood-depressive (14%), Mood-bipolar (14%), Other (5%)

USA

NR

21%

Black (41%), White (27%), Mixed/other/unknown (18%), Hispanic (15%)

Housing

Gulcur 2003 [153]

Twamley 2019 [100]

Employment

RCT

2

Active

153

Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (38%), Bipolar disorder (24%), major depressive disorder (38%)

USA

43.7 (NR)

43.10%

Racial/ethnic minority (37.9%)

NR

Twamley 2008/Twamley 2012 [154, 155]

Van Beurden 2017 [124]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

3379

Common mental disorders (100%)

Netherlands

44.6 (NR)

58.50%

NR

Outpatient

 

Vauth [87] 2005

Employment

RCT

3 (2 included)

Treatment as usual

93

Schizophrenia (100%)

Germany

28.95 (NR)

38.71%

NR

Inpatient

 

Vlasveld 2013 [125]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

126

Moderate major depressive disorder (100%)

Netherlands

42.6 (NR)

53.80%

Dutch (93.66%)

Community

 

Volker 2015 [126]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

220

Common mental disorders (100%)

Netherlands

44.2 (NR)

59.10%

Dutch (97.7%)

Online

Lokman 2017 [156]

Yamaguchi 2017 [110]

Employment

RCT

2

Treatment as usual

92

Schizophrenia (87%), Depression (7.6%), Bipolar (5.4%)

Japan

34.7 (NR)

38.04%

NR

Community and inpatient

 
  1. Note: NR Not recorded, RCT Randomised controlled trial