A Little Goes a Long Way: The Impact of Distal Social Support on Community Integration and Recovery of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 84-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Townley ◽  
Henry Miller ◽  
Bret Kloos
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Community Integration ◽  
Psychiatric Disabilities ◽  
The Impact

Organizational Supports to Promote the Community Integration of People With Dual Diagnosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-111
Author(s):  
Carli Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Dual Diagnosis ◽  
Service System ◽  
Community Integration ◽  
Psychiatric Disabilities ◽  
Maladaptive Behaviors ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Organizational Supports ◽  
Communication Method ◽  
Community Outcomes ◽  
The Impact

Abstract One of the most common reasons people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) return to institutions is because of maladaptive behaviors. This study's aim was to examine the impact organizational supports can have on the community outcomes of people with dual diagnosis—those with IDD and psychiatric disabilities. We analyzed secondary Personal Outcome Measures interview data from 533 people with dual diagnosis. Findings revealed people with dual diagnosis were significantly more likely to have community outcomes present when they received individualized organizational supports. In addition, we found a number of disparities in organizational supports, including related to guardianship, communication method, and residence type. A more robust service system is necessary to ensure people with dual diagnosis are integrated into their communities.

The Community Group Network in Mental Health: A Model for Social Support and Community Integration

1994 ◽  
Vol 57 (12) ◽  
pp. 467-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Brewer ◽  
Vanessa Gadsden ◽  
Kate Scrimshaw
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Community Integration ◽  
Community Group ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Causative Link ◽  
Professional Intervention

The article reviews the literature about the social networks of people with long-term mental illness. Such people are likely to have smaller social networks, and a larger social network is associated with a more favourable prognosis. Although no causative link has been clearly established. It is concluded that professional intervention in this area is justified on mental health grounds. The Community Group Network model is presented as a way of facilitating social networks which has many advantages over other day care approaches. A survey of such a network in the authors' locality shows some success in engaging long-term clients using this approach. Further research is required to assess the impact of the model on mental health.

A study of the impact of social support development on job acquisition and retention among people with psychiatric disabilities

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Roberts ◽  
Ann Murphy ◽  
Joni Dolce ◽  
Amy Spagnolo ◽  
Kenneth Gill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychiatric Disabilities ◽  
The Impact

The impact of social support on adolescent coping in the context of urban poverty.

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-214
Author(s):  
Ilana Reife ◽  
Sophia Duffy ◽  
Kathryn E. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Adolescent Coping ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of Coping Strategies on Situational Coping in Daily Life: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study with the mHealth application TrackYourStress (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa O'Rourke ◽  
Carsten Vogel ◽  
Dennis John ◽  
Rüdiger Pryss ◽  
Johannes Schobel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Active Stress ◽  
Situational Coping ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

BACKGROUND It is necessary to cope with situations in daily life to prevent stress-related health consequences. However, coping strategies might differ in their impact on dealing with stressful situations in daily life. Moreover, the effect of coping strategies on situational coping might differ between women and men. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of coping strategies on situational coping in everyday life situations and to investigate gender differences. METHODS An ecological momentary assessment study with the mobile health app TrackYourStress (TYS) was conducted with 113 participants. Coping strategies were measured at baseline with the coping scales Positive Thinking, Active Stress Coping, Social Support, Support in Faith, and Alcohol and Cigarette Consumption of the Stress and Coping Inventory (SCI). Situational coping was assessed by the question “How well can you cope with your momentary stress-level” (slider 0-100) in daily life over four weeks. Multilevel models were conducted to test the effects of the coping strategies on situational coping. Additionally, gender differences were evaluated. RESULTS Positive Thinking (P=.03) and Active Stress Coping (P=.04) had significant positive impacts on situational coping in the total sample. For women, only Social Support had a significant positive effect on situational coping (P=.046). For men, only Active Stress Coping had a significant positive effect on situational coping (P=.001). Women had higher scores on the SCI scale Social Support than men (P=.007). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that different coping strategies could be more effective in daily life for women than for men, which should be considered in the development of interventions aimed at reducing stress consequences through coping. Interventions taking gender into consideration might lead to better coping-outcomes than generalized interventions.

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