Methods	Allocation: randomised, computer generated. Blinding: not stated. Setting: Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) in Melbourne, Australia. Follow-up: 6 months. Inclusion criteria: Individuals were eligible for the study if they wanted to find work (including a different job if they currently held one) and had at least 6 months of care left at EPPIC (EPPIC is limited to providing 18 months of care). Exclusion criteria: lack of fluency in English.
Participants	Diagnosis: schizophrenia 1st episode. N=41. Age: mean 21 years. Sex: 33 M, 8 F. History: length of illness IPS 16 months, TAU 12 months.
Interventions	1. IPS plus TAU. N=20. 2. TAU. N=21.
Outcomes	Employment. Leaving the study early.
Notes	*IPS is focused on competitive employment; it is open to any person with mental illness who chooses to look for work and acceptance into the programme is not determined by measures of work-readiness or illness variables; the support provided in the programme is time-unlimited, continuing after employment is obtained, and is adapted to the needs of the individual
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors’ judgement	Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation?	Low risk	Randomised, computer generated.
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	Not reported.
Blinding? All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not reported.
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes	Low risk	Study attrition reported.
Free of selective reporting?	Unclear risk	No details.
Free of other bias?	Unclear risk	No details