Background Social networks are important for mental health outcomes as they can mobilise
resources and help individuals to cope with social stressors. Individuals with psychosis may …

A 4-category classification of research on elements of provider-patient interaction that
appear related to compliance behavior is presented. The first category describes research …

One hundred and fifty middle-aged and elderly adults with a diagnosis of major depression
were assessed initially as inpatients, and were reinterviewed 6–32 months later. Both size of …

This study documented the types and extent of social support messages exchanged by
persons with disabilities who participated in a computer-based support group. A modified …

The main message of this excellent book is that mental health facilities in the US should be
offering various forms of psychoeducation to families dealing with severe psychiatric …

This study examines the relationship between objective and subjective measures of social
support with recovery from serious mental illness; recovery has been described as both an …

Objective: To compare outcomes in psychoeducational multiple-family group treatment vs
psychoeducational single-family treatment. Method: A total of 172 acutely psychotic patients …

Quantitative and qualitative aspects of the social network were investigated in a sample of
120 schizophrenic out-patients. Sociodemographic and clinical factors as well as subjective …

Past research consistently finds that marital dissolution is associated with psychological
distress. In this paper, we propose that the explanation for this association varies by gender …

Bei diesem Buch" Die alltäglichen Helfer” handelt es sich um eine gekürzte und
überarbeitete Fassung einer 1987 an der Fakultät für Pädagogik der Universität Bielefeld …