Meanings of and Barriers to Work: Narratives of People with Mental Illnesses in the Late Productive Age Group in Japan
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Mental Illness, Social Barriers, Meanings of Work
Abstract
In this study, I analyzed the narratives of people with mental illness who maintained their desire to work until the latter half of their working years, but were hesitant to work, demonstrating the meaning of work, what these people required to move forward, and the corresponding social barriers they faced.
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-022-00322-3
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Yumi Yuzawa, Social Inclusion Systems Laboratory at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo
Yumi Yuzawa is a certified mental health social worker and a certified career consultant. She is currently working as a project academic specialist in the Social Inclusion Systems Laboratory at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo and is also a PhD student at the university.