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

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 84-96

  Townley, Greg ^a   Miller, Henry ^b   Kloos, Bret ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community integration; Community mental health; Mixed methods; Psychiatric disability; Recovery; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880994832     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-013-9578-2     Document Type: Article

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