Social network transactions of psychiatric patients

Nelson, Geoffrey; Hall, Gene E.; Squire, Denise; Walsh‐Bowers, Richard

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(92)90304-9

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“…Among substance users, lower levels of social support prospectively predict relapse (Havassy, Hall, & Wasserman, 1991) while higher levels predict decreased substance use (Humphreys & Noke 1997;Noone, Dua, & Markham, 1999;Rumpf, Bischof, Hapke, Meyer, & John, 2002;for review, see El-Bassel, Duan-Rung, & Cooper, 1998). Moreover, social support has been linked to better quality of life both among substance users and individuals with a mental disorder (e.g., Brennan & Moos, 1990;Nelson, 1992) and is a significant correlate of subjective well-being among recovering substance users who are dually-diagnosed with comorbid psychiatric disorder (Laudet et al, 2000).…”

Section: Quality Of Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Social Supports, Spirituality, Religiousness, Life Meaning and Affiliation with 12-Step Fellowships in Quality of Life Satisfaction Among Individuals in Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Problems

Laudet

Morgen²,

White

2006

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

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SUMMARYMany recovering substance users report quitting drugs because they wanted a better life. The road of recovery is the path to a better life but a challenging and stressful path for most. There has been little research among recovering persons in spite of the numbers involved, and most research has focused on substance use outcomes. This study examines stress and quality of life as a function of time in recovery, and uses structural equation modeling to test the hypothesis that social supports, spirituality, religiousness, life meaning, and 12-step affiliation buffer stress toward enhanced life satisfaction. Recovering persons (N = 353) recruited in New York City were mostly inner-city ethnic minority members whose primary substance had been crack or heroin. Longer recovery time was significantly associated with lower stress and with higher quality of life. Findings supported the study hypothesis; the 'buffer' constructs accounted for 22% of the variance in life satisfaction. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed.

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Section: Quality Of Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Social Supports, Spirituality, Religiousness, Life Meaning and Affiliation with 12-Step Fellowships in Quality of Life Satisfaction Among Individuals in Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Problems

Laudet

Morgen²,

White

2006

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

231

173

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“…Cobb 1976, Tolsdorf 1976, Hammer 1981, Winefield 1987, Sörensen and Dalgard 1988, Mitchell 1989, Nelson et al 1992, Biegel and Tracy 1994, Sörensen 1994, Albert et al 1998, Corrigan et al 2004, Cox 2006, Haber et al 2007, Dalgard and Sörensen 2009). Much of the research has been focused on definitions of social support and social networks, in addition to the identification of essential, active network factors such as size, quality, availability, density, reciprocity and utilization, how networks function and to what degree they facilitate service utilization and support recovery.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In spite of the lack of conceptual clarity, research has documented that networks in general are more supportive than unsupportive (Nelson et al 1992), that social support acts as a moderator of life stress (Cobb 1976, Sörensen and Dalgard 1988, Williams et al 2004, Dalgard and Sörensen 2009, and that people with a reasonable overall network size and more network satisfaction are likely to report higher factors on the Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS) and a better quality of life (Corrigan et al 2004). Moreover, as self-reporting methods have demonstrated a high reliance (Glass andArnkoff 2000, Haber et al 2007), this article takes the clients' own descriptions of social support and recovery factors as valid information.…”

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Social Networks for Mental Health Clients: Resources and Solution

Kogstad¹,

Mønness²,

Sørensen

2012

Community Ment Health J

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Høgskolen i HedmarkNotat nr. 2 -2012 Emneord: Sosial støtte, sosialt nettverk, mental helse klienter. Sammendrag:Dette notatet bygger på en undersøkelse der 850 medlemmer av brukerorganisasjonen Mental Helse svarte på spørsmål om erfaringer med ulike deler av hjelpeapparatet og i hvilken grad de hadde et sosialt nettverk og hvordan dette fungerte. Det ble også krysset av for alder, kjønn, sivilstand, skole-eller yrkestilknytning og bosituasjon. Bakgrunnen for undersøkelsen var et ønske om å forstå mer av samspillet mellom sosiale nettverk og profesjonelle tjenester. Mange studier har illustrert betydningen av sosial støtte og sosiale nettverk for personer med psykiske problemer eller lidelser, og dessuten vist at sosiale nettverk både kan bety redusert behov for profesjonelle tjenester og bedre tilgang til slike tjenester. Vi har likevel begrenset kunnskap om hvordan samspillet mellom sosiale nettverk og profesjonelle tjenester fungerer.Ca. 4000 medlemmer fikk tilsendt spørreskjemaet og knapt 1000 svarte. Støttemedlemmene ble ekskludert fra den kvantitative analysen (men inkludert i kvalitative analyser av det samme utvalget). Cirka 1/3 av respondentene var menn og alderen varierte fra 20 til 80 år, med hovedtyngden mellom 40 og 60 år. 67 % hadde uføretrygd, 13 % var i jobb og 20 % kombinerte trygd med jobb eller studier. Respondentene har erfaringer fra alle deler av hjelpeapparatet, d.v.s. fra tradisjonelle psykiatriske sykehus, DPS-er, dagsentra, individualterapi, familieterapi, hjelpetelefoner, krisesentra, kunst-og kroppsorienterte terapier m.m.Dataene viste at de aller fleste opplever å ha støttende sosiale nettverk. Videre fant vi at disse nettverkene på flere måter kan sies å erstatte profesjonelle tjenester. Når det gjelder hjelp til bedring, kan sosiale nettverk tilby kvaliteter som er på høyde med de profesjonelle tjenestene. Videre fant vi en positiv sammenheng mellom tillit til et sosialt nettverk og tillit til profesjonelle tjenester. Tillit til et sosialt nettverk øker også sannsynligheten for at erfaringene med de profesjonelle tjenestene blir positive.Det er flere konklusjoner som kan trekkes av denne studien. Bl.a. tilsier funnene at nettverkskvaliteter i større grad burde inkluderes i de profesjonelle tjenestene. De åpne nettverksmøtene, hvor profesjonelle og nettverksmedlemmer møtes på mer likeverdig basis, kan her vaere en god modell. Videre vil det ha stor betydning om profesjonelle kan hjelpe utsatte grupper med å bygge egne nettverk. Summary:Background: Several studies have illustrated the importance of social support and social networks for persons with mental health problems. Social networks may mean a reduced need for professional services, but also help to facilitate access to professional help. The interplay between social networks and professional services is complicated and invites further investigation.

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“…In conceptual terms, these sentiments raise questions about the material dimension of social network transactions. In existing work, networks facilitate four kinds of supportive transactions: emotional, social, tangible and problem solving (Nelson, Hall, Squire, & Walsh-Bowers, 1992), but it is not clear how material relations intersect with these transactions.…”

Section: Article In Pressmentioning

confidence: 99%

Putting policy into practice? Poverty and people with serious mental illness

Wilton

2004

Social Science & Medicine

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This paper addresses the effects of chronic poverty on people with serious mental illness. More specifically, we are concerned with the extent to which welfare restructuring, by deepening the poverty facing people with serious mental illness, undermines the expressed intent of mental health policy to improve the quality of life (QOL) of this population. The province of Ontario in Canada forms the setting for the study. The paper first examines recent trends in mental health care and social assistance policy in Ontario. While income support is consistently recognized as a core element of mental health care, welfare restructuring has led to a significant decline in the real value of income supports received by people with serious mental illness. The paper then examines the implications of this trend for the QOL of residential care facility tenants in Hamilton, Ontario. Here, the case study is explicitly connected to QOL scholarship. In addition, the study is grounded in an analysis of the broader transformation of the welfare state in Ontario. Interview data suggest that tenants experience chronic poverty that has a deleterious impact on multiple life domains including basic needs, family, social relations, leisure and self-esteem. Implications for research and policy are discussed. r

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Social network transactions of psychiatric patients

Cited by 80 publications

References 45 publications

The Role of Social Supports, Spirituality, Religiousness, Life Meaning and Affiliation with 12-Step Fellowships in Quality of Life Satisfaction Among Individuals in Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Problems

The Role of Social Supports, Spirituality, Religiousness, Life Meaning and Affiliation with 12-Step Fellowships in Quality of Life Satisfaction Among Individuals in Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Problems

Social Networks for Mental Health Clients: Resources and Solution

Putting policy into practice? Poverty and people with serious mental illness

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