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Social capital and mental illness: a systematic review
- Author:
- DE SILVA Mary J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 59(8), August 2005, pp.619-627.
- Publisher:
- BMJ Journals
Twenty bibliographic databases and the references of relevant papers were searched for quantitative studies examining the association between social capital and mental illness. Authors were also contacted for details of unpublished work. Studies with a validated mental illness outcome measure and an exposure variable agreed as measuring social capital were included. Twenty-one studies met the inclusion criteria, with 14 measuring social capital at the individual level and seven at an ecological level. The former suggested an inverse relation between cognitive social capital and common mental disorders, and there was moderate evidence for such a relation in children. The ecological studies were too diverse to synthesise easily. The paper concludes that individual and ecological capital may measure different aspects of the social environment, and that current evidence is inadequate to inform the development of specific social capital interventions to combat mental illness. (Edited publisher abstract)
Religion, spirituality, and posttraumatic growth: a systematic review
- Authors:
- SHAW Annick, JOSEPH Stephen, LINLEY P. Alex
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Religion and Culture, 8(1), March 2005, pp.1-11.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A search of the published literature identified 11 empirical studies that reported links between religion, spirituality, and posttraumatic growth. A review of these 11 studies produced three main findings. First, these studies show that religion and spirituality are usually, although not always, beneficial to people in dealing with the aftermath of trauma. Second, that traumatic experiences can lead to a deepening of religion or spirituality. Third, that positive religious coping, religious openness, readiness to face existential questions, religious participation, and intrinsic religiousness are typically associated with posttraumatic growth. Important directions for future research are suggested that centre on the need for more fine-grained analysis of religion and spirituality variables, together with longitudinal research designs, that allow more detailed exploration of the links between religion, spirituality, and posttraumatic growth.
A systematic review of empirical studies of psychotherapy with women who were sexually abused as children
- Authors:
- PELEIKIS Dawn, DAHL Alv A.
- Journal article citation:
- Psychotherapy Research, 15(3), July 2005, pp.304-315.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
The experience of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can have serious effects on the mental health of adult women, and this meta-analysis examines 24 mainly US and Canadian studies of mainly group psychotherapeutic interventions. Overall, the review shows that interventions have positive effects that persist after treatment has ended, but that in most cases the quality of study design was poor. In addition, findings should be considered in the light of the timing and setting of most studies in North America during a period of women’s liberation: in particular, many of the studies have ‘a certain partisan flavour’. The principal aim of the review is to examine methodological issues, and recommendations are made for improved study design.
Person-related predictors of employment outcomes after participation in psychiatric vocational rehabilitation programmes: a systematic review
- Authors:
- MICHON Harry W. C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 40(5), May 2005, pp.408-416.
- Publisher:
- Steinkopff
Although the importance of psychiatric vocational rehabilitation (PVR) programmes in helping those with severe mental illness to find and keep jobs is increasingly accepted, relatively little is known about the factors affecting PVR outcomes. This review covers eight studies (reported in 16 publications) using multivariate analysis of longitudinal data, which analysed employment outcomes after at least six months’ participation, and which analysed at least three predictor domains. Positive employment outcomes were related to better work performance during PVR participation, better self-efficacy and, to a lesser extent, better social functioning during PVR participation. Contrary to the findings of previous reviews, the influence of past functioning (such as work history and psychiatric history) is outweighed by past performance in PVR. Further, more rigorous, research is called for.
Integrated versus non-integrated management and care for clients with co-occuring mental health and substance use disorders: a qualitative systematic review of randomised controlled trials
- Authors:
- DONALD Maria, DOWER Jo, KAVANAGH David
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 60(6), March 2005, pp.1371-1383.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Ten articles were identified for inclusion in this systematic review, which compares the use of integrated and non-integrated treatment approaches with this ‘challenging client group’. The findings do not demonstrate clear evidence of the superior efficacy of integrated treatments, but the many limitations of the studies need to be considered in understanding the implications of this finding. It is difficult to engage and retain members of this group in intervention research, and the complexity and variability of their problems make control particularly difficult. Much remains to be investigated with regard to the management and care of people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, especially for specific combinations of dual diagnosis, and giving consideration to the level of inter-relatedness between the disorders.
Economic evaluations of child and adolescent mental health interventions: a systematic review
- Authors:
- ROMEO Renee, BYFORD Sarah, KNAPP Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46(9), 2005, pp.919-930.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
It is increasingly recognised that economic information on the impacts of child and adolescent mental health problems, and the cost-effectiveness of interventions is needed. This review identifies 14 full economic evaluations (covering both costs and clinical outcomes) and seven cost-offset studies (examining only costs) of a variety of mental health problems and intervention approaches. Behavioural disorders have been given relatively greater attention in economic evaluations, and tentatively suggest child behavioural gains and parent satisfaction from parent and child training programmes. However, the cost-effectiveness of the location of delivery for behavioural therapies is less clear. In general, the quality of evaluations was limited by small sample sizes, constrained measurement of costs, narrow perspectives and over-simple statistical and econometric methods.