The role and impact of social relationships upon well-being reported by mental health service users: a qualitative study.

A number of quantitative studies of people with severe mental illness show that, as with the general population, supportive social relationships are associated with well-being but the nature and causation of this association are unclear. To enhance services' contribution to the social support needs...

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Publicado en:Journal of Mental Health Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 565 - 580
Autores principales: Green G, Hayes C, Dickinson D, Whittaker A, Gilheany B
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct2002
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          Hayes C
          Dickinson D
          Whittaker A
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        affil: Department of Health and Human Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK; gillgr@essex.ac.uk
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          Support, Psychosocial
          Mental Disorders Psychosocial Factors
          Psychological Well-Being
          Social Networks
          Patient Attitudes
          Interpersonal Relations
          Exploratory Research
          Qualitative Studies
          Narratives
          Convenience Sample
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          Psychiatric Patients
          Loneliness
          Community Living
          Professional-Client Relations
          Family Relations
          Parent-Child Relations
          Health Services Needs and Demand
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          Outpatients
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      ab: A number of quantitative studies of people with severe mental illness show that, as with the general population, supportive social relationships are associated with well-being but the nature and causation of this association are unclear. To enhance services' contribution to the social support needs of their clients, this study explores the association qualitatively from the perspective of the lived experience of 27 mental health service users. Social contacts were reported to be both protective and damaging to mental health and it was common for close social relationships in particular to be both supportive and harmful. Loneliness was reported to be a problem, and almost all social contact was valued and perceived as better than none at all. Mental health problems led to changes in network composition and lack of balance in relationships, and this was sometimes difficult to reverse. Clinical implications of the findings are discussed.
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