Groups 4 Health: Evidence that a social-identity intervention that builds and strengthens social group membership improves mental health

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 194, Issue , 2016, Pages 188-195

  Haslam, Catherine ^a   Cruwys, Tegan ^a   Haslam, S Alexander ^a   Dingle, Genevieve ^a   Chang, Melissa Xue Ling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Groups 4 Health; Mental health; Social identity; Social isolation; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; MENTAL STRESS; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961331882     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.01.010     Document Type: Article

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