Changing Relationships Between Self-Help Groups and Mental Health Professionals: Shifting Ideology and Power

Self-help friendliness: A German approach for strengthening the cooperation between self-help groups and health care professionals.

Public and patient involvement in social and health care has proceeded in many civil societies. Depending on the legislations on national and community levels, citizens and patients have a greater say in shaping social and health care. In Germany, the patient involvement by self-help organizations at the macro level (national level and level of federal states) has significantly developed over t...

Explain the structural relationships between mental health, financial health and the culture of tax compliance

 Extended Abstract   1.Introduction One of the most important issues in the field of health is mental health and financial health. Mental health as one of the key issues in the individual sphere plays an important role in mental and behavioral performance (2). The importance of mental health has led to its importance in improving various policies (5). Today, mental health has been used in var...

The relationships between religion/spirituality and Mental and Physical Health: A review

Religion and spirituality are usually considered as protective factors against a host of negative health outcomes. Recent surveys have documented several associations between religion/spirituality and physical and mental health outcomes. Most of the evidences on the effects of religion on general health suggest that religion commonly plays a positive role. On the other side, religion and spirit...

Professionals' Views of the "dangers" of Self-help Groups

Self-help groups and mental health/substance use agencies: the benefits of organizational exchange.

Self-help groups benefit clients by linking them to people who have "been there" and are successfully coping with their situations. Mental health/substance use agencies can increase access to evidence-based benefits of self-help groups by engaging them in organizational exchanges. Organizational theories are used to frame beneficial exchanges with self-help groups. Adaptational theory is used t...