Changes in Social Network Diversity and Perceived Social Support After Psychiatric Hospitalization: Results From a Longitudinal Study

Abstract

Social disintegration in the course of mental illness that is found in some studies has no equivalent in our study in what concerns network diversity and perceived support. According to our results, characteristics of vocational and economic integration are of much greater relevance, as they enhance or hinder access to social participation.

Social interaction among people with psychiatric disabilities – Does attending a day centre matter?

“…The findings showed that family members were the main source of supportive contacts and that few relied on staff in that sense, which confirms previous studies Muller, Nordt, Lauber, & Rössler, 2007). The results of the specific items showed that quite a few participants lacked close contacts, suggesting that attention to the need for social support in the target group is highly warranted.…”

Gender Differences in Needs and Care of Severely Mentally Ill Persons: Findings From a Swedish Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study

“…Female mentally ill are less socially isolated and more likely to be cohabiting and to have children (Müller et al, 2007). Higher male substance use and lower rates of depression were also confi rmed (Afi fi , 2007).…”

A framework for understanding collective leadership: The selective utilization of leader and team expertise within networks

“…Specifically, the connections among actors, centrality of the leader among the connections, density of the connections between actors in the leader's network, embeddedness of the relationships between actors, the range of connections within the network (individuals that are not interconnected to one another), network stability, and network size are proposed by the authors to all be related to team outcomes such as performance, and leader emergence and influence. Additionally, other research indicates that the diversity of actors within a network (Müller, Nordt, Lauber, & Rössler, 2007) may influence group processes ultimately related to the emergence of collective leadership.…”