Barriers to social network interventions with persons with severe and persistent mental illness: a survey of mental health case managers
- Authors:
- BIEGEL David E., TRACY Elizabeth M., SONG Li-yu
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 31(4), August 1995, pp.335-349.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Reports research in the USA which sought to analyse the knowledge and attitudes of social networks and social network interventions of eighty mental health case managers and case management supervisors. Findings indicated gaps in case managers' level of knowledge of social networks, and perceived obstacles that affect their ability to develop social network interventions - system barriers (paperwork, case load size, lack of case manager time), community barriers (stigma and lack of resources), and client/family barriers (lack of interest in social networks, a 'burnt-out' network).
- Subject terms:
- intervention, managers, mental health problems, social networks, case management;
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN online:
- 1573-2789
- ISSN print:
- 0010-3853