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Social networks and service use among representative cases of psychosis in South London
- Authors:
- BECKER T, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 171, July 1997, pp.15-19.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Large social networks in patients with severe mental illness have been reported to be associated with a low rate of hospitalisation. Presents the findings of a study to examine whether social network size is related to the likelihood of hospitalisation and the amount of service use. The results found that the likelihood of hospitalisation decreased with an increase in network size, while the number of services used by patients grew as the social network size increased. Concludes that while larger social networks may be associated with a lower likelihood of hospitalisation, they may also be related to wider use of non-hospital services.