[Social support of chronically mentally ill patients].
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AIM Assessment of the social support system of mentally ill persons covered by a local rehabilitation programme situated in Targówek, Warsaw. METHOD The sample consists of 92 participants with serious mental illness. Bizoń's Social Support Inventory and Social Support Map were used. RESULTS Patients' social networks were small (9 persons in average) but had a broad scope of functions. Therapists from community rehabilitation services constitute the biggest group of persons included in the individual network of social support. Lack of emotional support is observed. CONCLUSION Participation in a local system of rehabilitation improves the quantity and quality of individual systems of social support.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Psychiatria polska
دوره 39 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005