Based on the Eurostat data from 2012 (European Commission 2012), the employment rate in the general population is much higher than in the population with schizophrenia: 35–46% of patients across six countries were employed (Serbia data not available). In our sam- ple, only 8–27% of patients with schizophrenia were employed (see Figure 3). Lack of employment is linked to lack of social inclusion. Employment enables indi- viduals to actively participate in society. The barriers to employment for people with mental illness are linked to stigma, prejudice and discrimination (Boardman et al. 2003). Furthermore, lack of employment equates to lack of earnings potential for an individual and has an impact on society in terms of productivity and on the national income in terms of tax.