Mutual aid for affective disorders: The manic depressive and depressive association.

Kurtz, Linda Farris

doi:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1988.tb01576.x

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“…Research showing this result exists in the areas of mental health (Galanter 1988;Kurtz 1988), addictions (Corrigan 1980;Polich et al 1980), and bereavement and parenting (Lieberman and Videca-Sherman 1986;Maton 1989), although these findings may be due in part to selfselection in group membership (Jacobs and Goodman 1989).…”

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Healing Men and Community: Predictors of Outcome in a Men's Initiatory and Support Organization

Burke

Matón

Mankowski

et al. 2010

American J of Comm Psychol

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Men have poorer health and declining social outcomes when compared to women, and research suggests that behaviors related to restrictive and traditional male gender roles contribute to this disparity. This study is an examination of The ManKind Project International (MKPI), a community-based organization that provides alternative male gender norms and a community support system to help reinforce them. The MKPI runs an intensive, experiential "Training Adventure Weekend" (TAW), followed by voluntary, on-going peer-led support and integration groups (I-Groups). One hundred men completed a pre-TAW questionnaire, an interview, and a long-term follow-up (>18 mo.) questionnaire. The study examined if there was change on the primary study variables at follow-up, and the relationship of background characteristics (age, self-help group experience) and factors related to participation (MKPI beliefs, social support, I-Group participation) to the criterion variables (depression symptoms, gender role conflict, and life satisfaction) at follow-up. Results indicated significant change in the expected directions on the primary study variables, suggesting that for these men, participation has a positive impact. Most importantly, changes in MKPI-related beliefs and social support significantly predicted positive outcomes. Also, more positive outcomes were found among men 30-44 years of age, but not among those with more prior self-help experience or I-Group participation. Possible explanations for these findings and directions for further research are discussed.

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confidence: 68%

Healing Men and Community: Predictors of Outcome in a Men's Initiatory and Support Organization

Burke

Matón

Mankowski

et al. 2010

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Some studies have shown reduced level of psychiatric symptoms after mutual-help (Galanter, 1988) while others failed to find this difference (Kaufman, Schulberg, & Schooler, 1994;Raiff, 1982Raiff, , 1984. However, several studies showed a significant relationship between using mutual-help and decreased hospitalization (Galanter, 1988;Kennedy, 1989;Kurtz, 1988;Rappaport, 1993). Research also suggests that persons who are participating in mutual-help programs have larger support networks (Carpinello, Knight, & Janis, 1991;Rappaport et al, 1985) and enhanced self-esteem (Markowitz, DeMasi, & Carpinello, 1996).…”

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Some Recovery Processes in Mutual-Help Groups for Persons with Mental Illness; II: Qualitative Analysis of Participant Interviews

Corrigan

Slopen

Gracia

et al. 2005

Community Ment Health J

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Previous research suggests that consumer operated services facilitate recovery from serious mental illness. In part I of this series, we analyzed the content of the GROW program, one example of a consumer operated service, and identified several processes that Growers believe assists in recovery. In this paper, we review the qualitative interviews of 57 Growers to determine what actual participants in GROW acknowledge are important processes for recovery. We also used the interviews to identify the elements of recovery according to these Growers. Growers identified self-reliance, industriousness, and self-esteem as key ingredients of recovery. Recovery was distinguished into a process-an ongoing life experience-versus an outcome, a feeling of being cured or having overcome the disorder. The most prominent element of GROW that facilitated recovery was the support of peers. Gaining a sense of personal value was also fostered by GROW and believed to be important for recovery. The paper ends with a discussion of the implications of these findings for the ongoing development of consumer operated services and their impact on recovery.

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“…al., 2000;Davidson et. al., 1999;Klein, Cnaan, & Whitecraft, 1998;Kurtz, 1988;Powell et. al., 2001;Solomon & Draine, 1995 a,b).…”

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Facilitating Positive Emotional Labor in Peer-Providers of Mental Health Services

Mancini

Lawson

2009

Administration in Social Work

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Emotional labor is the work of regulating feelings in the context of employment. Providers of consumer-based mental health services help others through their use of autobiographical experiences. These providers thus routinely perform emotional labor as they negotiate their working relationships with other service users, consumer-provider colleagues, and non-consumer coworkers. Absent organizational supports, these providers can experience emotional exhaustion leading to burnout and high turnover. Data provided from a qualitative study of consumer-providers' emotional labor indicates the salience of this construct and implicates the need for organizational cultures with relevant emotional labor supports.

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Mutual aid for affective disorders: The manic depressive and depressive association.

Abstract: A study of 188 participants in the founding chapter of the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association revealed characteristics of patient and family members, their satisfaction levels with various aspects of the association, and their perceptions of outcome.

Cited by 50 publications

References 6 publications

Healing Men and Community: Predictors of Outcome in a Men's Initiatory and Support Organization

Healing Men and Community: Predictors of Outcome in a Men's Initiatory and Support Organization

Some Recovery Processes in Mutual-Help Groups for Persons with Mental Illness; II: Qualitative Analysis of Participant Interviews

Facilitating Positive Emotional Labor in Peer-Providers of Mental Health Services

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