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Negative and supportive social interaction and quality of life among persons diagnosed with severe mental illness
- Authors:
- YANOS Philip T, ROSENFIELD Sarah, HORWITZ Allan V.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 37(5), October 2001, pp.405-419.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Examines the relative importance of negative and supportive social interactions in predicting different aspects of quality of life (QOL) in a sample of persons diagnosed with severe mental illness in the USA. Results found that negative social interactions were significantly related to lower QOL in three subjective domains, while supportive social interactions were related to higher QOL in four objective domains and one subjective domain. Discuss the implications of the present findings for the study of the link between social relationships and QOL among persons with mental illness.
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.
Psychopathology peer relations and school: a literature review
- Author:
- STAUDT Marlys M.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Schools, 23(2), April 2001, pp.85-100.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
More than a million children in the USA are maltreated each year. Many of these children are enrolled in school or early childhood programmes. School social workers and other school personnel must know how maltreatment affects children to identify it and provide treatment. This article provides a review of studies that have examined the peer relationships, school functioning, and internalising and externalising behaviours of maltreated children. Maltreated children are at risk of poor outcomes across all of these domains. Because of the sequelae of maltreated, maltreated children, as well as their parents, need mental health and adjunct services. Implications are drawn for school social work practice, including a description of some interventions that have empirical evidence of their effectiveness.