Social networks and social support in schizophrenia: correlates and assessment

Jackson, Henry J.; Edwards, Jane

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“…As a result of psychosis, individuals often leave work or education and lose contact with social networks (Jackson and Edwards, 1992). This can have a negative impact on selfesteem, resulting in further withdrawal.…”

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Comparing time use in individuals at different stages of psychosis and a non-clinical comparison group

Hodgekins

French

Birchwood

et al. 2015

Schizophrenia Research

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Social functioning difficulties are a common and disabling feature of psychosis and have also been identified in the prodromal phase. However, debate exists about how such difficulties should be defined and measured. Time spent in structured activity has previously been linked to increased psychological wellbeing in non-clinical samples and may provide a useful way of assessing social functioning in clinical settings. All three clinical groups spent significantly fewer hours per week in structured activity than individuals in the non-clinical group. Reduced activity levels were observed before the onset of psychosis in individuals with at-risk mental states. Additional reductions in activity were observed in the first-episode psychosis and delayed recovery groups compared to the at-risk mental state group. Assessing time spent in structured activity provides a useful way to assess social disability and recovery across the spectrum of psychosis.

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Comparing time use in individuals at different stages of psychosis and a non-clinical comparison group

Hodgekins

French

Birchwood

et al. 2015

Schizophrenia Research

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“…Social isolation is a known prognostic factor in psychosis (Jablensky et al, 1992) and 'tracks' long-term outcome (McGlashan, 1988). While there are few guidelines for developing interventions in this area (Jackson & Edwards, 1992), community orientated care, involving assertive outreach, can improve quality and quantity of social networks (Thornicroft & Breakey, 1991). Returning to, or establishing a work pattern, can become increasingly difficult with the passage of time without work; the diagnosis of schizophrenia makes such a prospect twice as difficult (Warner, 1994).…”

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Early intervention in psychosis

1998

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Background We consider the evidence for the proposition that the early phase of psychosis (including the period of untreated psychosis) is a critical period' in which (a) long-term outcome is predictable, and (b) biological, psychological and psychosocial influences are developing and show maximum plasticity.Method First-episode prospective studies, predictors of outcome and the genesis of patients' key appraisals of their psychosis are reviewed.Results The data support the notion of the ‘plateau effect’, first coined by Tom McGlashan, which suggested that where deterioration occurs, it does so aggressively in the first 2-3 years; and that critical psychosocial influences, including family and psychological reactions to psychosis and psychiatric services, develop during this period.Conclusions The early phase of psychosis presents important opportunities for secondary prevention. We outline a prototype of intervention appropriate to the critical period. The data challenge the widely held assumption that first-episode psychosis is a benign illness posing little risk.

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“…Education and employment goals frequently are disrupted by the multiple episodes, the motivational problems, or the difficulty in concentration, and most lead impoverished lives with little resources and few leisure activities. Up to three quarters are socially withdrawn (Creer & Wing, 1974), and their social networks tend to contract as time goes by (Jackson & Edwards, 1992). They also have to deal with side effects of the medication that often compound the effects of the disorder--effects such as sedation, motor rigidity, tremor or agitation, sexual and fertility problems and even an increased sensitivity to sunburn.…”

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“…At about the same time as the token economy work, Fairweather and his colleagues were developing a contrasting innovation that was derived from social psychology research and fitted better into the emerging emphasis on self-direction by participants (Fairweather, 1964;Sanders, 1972). This approach focussed on another key problem in schizophrenia: the narrowing of the network of friends and supporters that occurs as a result of the disorder (Jackson &~ Edwards, 1992). The notion was that if patients could be encouraged to form groups, these groups could compensate for periodic disruptions to functioning that were experienced by individuals.…”

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Psychological treatments for schizophrenia

Kavanagh

1997

Clinical Psychologist

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Social networks and social support in schizophrenia: correlates and assessment

Cited by 7 publications

References 42 publications

Comparing time use in individuals at different stages of psychosis and a non-clinical comparison group

Comparing time use in individuals at different stages of psychosis and a non-clinical comparison group

Early intervention in psychosis

Psychological treatments for schizophrenia

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