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Discharge procedures for mentally ill people : the perspective of former psychiatric patients on their professional network
- Author:
- DUFKER M.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 3(1), January 1994, pp.7-13.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
The analysis of the perspective of mentally ill people on their social network is not complete if the professional arena is left out. This article draws on literature about social networks and other forms of human interaction to support the social network concept and an idea about how the professional arena has developed and become a vital part of the network. 53 former patients were interviewed to get their perspective on the professional network. Intimate relations with family and friends seemed to be a model even for contacts with professionals. A social psychological analysis of the satisfaction of the long-term mentally ill respondents with relations to home care workers and their dissatisfaction with psychiatric professionals seemed to be connected to the professionals' ability to undertake a caring relationship.
Discharge procedures for mentally ill people. The perspective of former psychiatric patients on their primary social network, quality of life and future life expectations
- Authors:
- DUFKER M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 2(1), January 1993, pp.33-42.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
Draws on literature about social networks and social support in order to integrate a number of key concepts and findings that must be considered in research about the social conditions of mentally ill people. Interviews with 53 former psychiatric patients were carried out to get their perspective on their social network, quality of life and future life expectations. The duration of and stigma attached to mental illness, being without work and gender seemed to have the most influence on the primary network. The same issues, except for gender, together with place of residence, financial difficulties and inability to exert influence over one's own situation influenced the respondents' quality of life and their expectations of the future. These findings are analysed and discussed from a social psychological perspective.