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Personal social networks and disorders: a literature review and implications for practice and future research
- Authors:
- TRACY Elizabeth M., BIEGEL David E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 2(2), 2006, pp.59-88.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This literature review aimed to examine the literature on social networks and dual disorders, and the separate literatures on social networks in relation to mental illness and substance abuse respectively and to consider implications for practice and research. Papers selected for review included empirical studies of social networks and/or social support of adults with diagnosed substance use and/or mental disorders. Thirty-six studies met the criteria for review which is organized around three themes: structural characteristics of social networks, network composition, and the impact of social networks on treatment and recovery. The results found that social networks function both as a predictor as well as an outcome of mental illness and substance use. Understanding and assessment of social networks is important to understanding addictive behaviours. The review highlights the need for further research in the following areas: the role of social networks in readiness for treatment, entry into and participation in treatment, and support for recovery; the impact of treatment and peer support programs on social networks; social networks in relation to a wider range of mental disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder); and the impact of race, ethnicity, and gender on social networks of adults with dual disorders. In addition, the role that families play in treatment and recovery as well as the impact of clients' dual disorders upon family members needs examination. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Social networks of people with dual diagnosis: the quantity and quality of relationships at different stages of substance use treatment
- Authors:
- MacDONALD Elspeth M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 40(5), October 2004, pp.451-464.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study compares the social networks, perceived levels of social support, and satisfaction with this support, for people with serious mental illnesses and comorbid problematic use of alcohol and other drugs who are at different stages of substance use recovery. Participants in the late stage of recovery were more likely to perceive greater social support from their non substance-using social contacts than participants in the early stage. This social support was more likely to be from professionals than other non-substance-using contacts in their networks. The support from professionals is discussed in relation to engagement in integrated dual diagnosis interventions.
Mental health care: the Singapore context
- Author:
- OW Rosaleen
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 8(1), March 1998, pp.120-130.
- Publisher:
- Times Academic
This article describes the remedial and preventive mental health care available in Singapore, with special emphasis on how world-views and other social-cultural factors influence diagnosis and psychosocial treatment of the mentally ill. Certain behavioural concepts typical to the local population and significant in help-seeking therapy, especially in the area of family counselling and support, are included in the discussion on in-patient and community care. Effective delivery and usage of services are shown to be dependent on the ability to blend professional knowledge with the world-views and cultural expectations of the service-user.
Social support and psychiatric disorder: research findings and guidelines for clinical practice
- Editor:
- BRUGHA T.S.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 361p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Set of papers looking at the social dimensions of mental illness and collates and critically examines the information currently available on social support as it affects mental health. Includes chapters on: understanding social support within the context of theory and research on the relationship of life stress and mental health; social support as a high-risk condition for depression in women; social support among college students; teenage peer networks in the community; social networks and mental health - an intervention study; and social support processes and cognitive therapy.
Consideration of cultural factors in working with Chinese American families with a mentally ill patient
- Author:
- KUNG Winnie W.
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 82(1), January 2001, pp.97-107.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
This American article discusses cultural beliefs of Chinese American families in relation to their experience of a mentally ill relative. Somatic factors and psychosocial stresses as causes of mental disorders are found compatible to the belief systems of these families. The stress-vulnerability dialysis is recommended as the explanatory model to be adopted by clinicians when they communicate the causes of mental illness to these families. Ways to harness support from extended families and community resources are also suggested. Also examined is a viable working alliance between these families and clinicians in terms of a therapeutic bond, consensual treatment goals, and relevant tasks. Finally, elements of a family intervention model compatible with cultural beliefs of these families are proposed.