The Role of Adult Siblings in Providing Social Support to the Severely Mentally Ill

1992 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan V. Horwitz ◽  
Richard C. Tessler ◽  
Gene A. Fisher ◽  
Gail M. Gamache
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Adult Siblings ◽  
Severely Mentally Ill

Is There a Role for Music Therapy in the Care of the Severely Mentally Ill?

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 442-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Grocke ◽  
Sidney Bloch ◽  
David Castle
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Contemporary Music ◽  
Creative Arts ◽  
Recovery Model ◽  
Viable Option ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Severely Mentally Ill

Objective: The role of music therapy in psychiatric care in Australia is briefly traced from the early 1990s to the present. With the shift to community-based care, contemporary music therapy practice for the severely mentally ill is reappraised alongside the principles of the recovery model. Conclusions: Music therapy is a viable option within the creative arts therapies for enhancing quality of life in people with severe and enduring mental illness.

scholarly journals Severely Mentally Ill Women’s HIV Risk: The Influence of Social Support, Substance Use, and Contextual Risk Factors

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary E. Randolph ◽  
Steven D. Pinkerton ◽  
Anton M. Somlai ◽  
Jeffrey A. Kelly ◽  
Timothy L. McAuliffe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Contextual Risk ◽  
Severely Mentally Ill ◽  
Contextual Risk Factors

The Subsistence Adaptation of Homeless Mentally Ill Women

1998 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Baldwin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Money Management ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Homeless Mentally Ill ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
Study Participants

This paper explores the day-to-day adaptation of mentally ill women to the rigors of homelessness. The research on which it is based is unique in having collected extensive ethnographic data on the subsistence adaptation of a small yet heterogeneous sample of homeless mentally ill women over the course of more than three years. The subsistence adaptations of these women in a number of areas are described; these include shelter, food, clothing, hygiene, income and money management, safety and victimization, health and health care, social support, and social service utilization. The role of severe mental illness and the long-term effects of homelessness are also examined. Study participants employed a wide variety of strategies in dealing with their living environments, strategies which were at times both functional and adaptive and at times maladaptive and harmful. Homeless mentally ill women are shown to be a heterogeneous group whose lives are marked by recurring and unpredictable change, as are their adaptations to these changes.

Testing the Strain Theory of Suicide – The Moderating Role of Social Support

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Lew ◽  
Ksenia Chistopolskaya ◽  
Yanzheng Liu ◽  
Mansor Abu Talib ◽  
Olga Mitina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Strain Theory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Strains ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract. Background: According to the strain theory of suicide, strains, resulting from conflicting and competing pressures in an individual's life, are hypothesized to precede suicide. But social support is an important factor that can mitigate strains and lessen their input in suicidal behavior. Aims: This study was designed to assess the moderating role of social support in the relation between strain and suicidality. Methods: A sample of 1,051 employees were recruited in Beijing, the capital of China, through an online survey. Moderation analysis was performed using SPSS PROCESS Macro. Social support was measured with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and strains were assessed with the Psychological Strains Scale. Results: Psychological strains are a good predictor of suicidality, and social support, a basic need for each human being, moderates and decreases the effects of psychological strains on suicidality. Limitations: The cross-sectional survey limited the extent to which conclusions about causal relationships can be drawn. Furthermore, the results may not be generalized to the whole of China because of its diversity. Conclusion: Social support has a tendency to mitigate the effects of psychological strains on suicidality.

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