Surfacing the Life Phases of a Mental Health Support Group

Mohr, Wanda K.

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“…These roles include direct caring work as well as indirect contributions such as management and fundraising (Davis Smith 1998). Volunteers are often instrumental in setting up nonprofit groups (Mohr 2004) as well as in ''steady state' ' (McDonald and Warburton 2003). More broadly, volunteering is an indicator of social cohesion and civic engagement (Putnam 2000).…”

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The Give and Take of Volunteering: Motives, Benefits, and Personal Connections among Irish Volunteers

MacNeela

2008

Voluntas

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Volunteers are integral to the delivery of health and social services in many countries. Volunteer motivation is the key phenomenon around which research into the psychology of volunteering behaviour has been based in the recent past. This study comprised interviews with 26 volunteers working with eight health and social care organizations in Ireland. The study aimed to describe and interpret reasons for initial and continued volunteering involvement. Four key themes were proposed on the basis of a thematic analysis: volunteer motives; personal connections to organizations and causes; benefits; and challenges arising from volunteering. These themes are analysed in light of social psychological theory to better understand why people volunteer and maintain their involvement in the face of competing demands. The findings suggest that benefits and challenges merit a higher profile in research into the volunteer process, and that bonds of perceived obligation motivate many volunteers to begin and continue their involvement in health and social care.Résumé Les bénévoles font preuve d'intégrité dans de nombreux pays lorsqu'ils dispensent des soins et offrent leurs services. La motivation des bénévoles est le phénomène clé sur lequel la recherche en psychologie et le comportement volontaire se sont penchés ces récentes années. Cette étude comporte l'interview de vingtsix (26) bénévoles travaillant en Irlande pour huit organisations de santé et services sociaux. L'étude est destinée à décrire et interpréter les raisons pour un engagement initial et continu de soutenu. On a proposé quatre (4) thèmes clés sur la base d'une analyse thématique : motifs de volontariat; connexions personnelles à des organisations et à ces cases ; et les défis résultant de l'action bénévole. Trois thèmes sont analysés à la lumière de la théorie psychologique sociale pour mieux comprendre pourquoi les gens se portent volontaire et maintiennent leur engagement face à la

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The Give and Take of Volunteering: Motives, Benefits, and Personal Connections among Irish Volunteers

MacNeela

2008

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“…Thus, aside from some studies in which researchers used observation (King, Stewart, King, & Law, 2000;Middleton, 1996;Mohr, 2004), little is known about the patterns and interactional processes that characterize support group participation (Davison et al, 2000).…”

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An Ethnographic-Discursive Approach to Parental Self-Help Groups

Frigerio

Montali

2015

Qual Health Res

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Mutual aid groups have become a common form of help in the mental health field. Although self-help groups are associated with a range of health and social benefits, they remain poorly understood in terms of the dynamics of their interactions. Adopting an ethnographic-discursive approach, we conducted a 6-month observation of the meetings of a self-help group of parents with children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to analyze the discursive dynamics of the interactions that characterized the group. Using a set of discursive strategies and practices, the parents promoted a homogeneity of viewpoints and experiences within the group and constructed a shared and consensual narrative to endorse a specific understanding of ADHD. The production of both homogeneity within the group and a shared narrative served to absolve parents of guilt, helped parents to signify their experience within a blaming social context, and preserved their identities as "good parents."

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“…In much the same way, the current review found that relatively few studies examined the effects of peer-support self-help groups. Peer-support self-help groups are often thought to be synonymous with self-help approaches for mental health problems and have grown dramatically during the past several decades (Mohr, 2004;Wuthnow, 1994). However, due to a lack of studies, we were unable to compare their efficacy to other theoretical bases.…”

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Self-help interventions for psychosis: A meta-analysis

Webb

Rowse

2015

Clinical Psychology Review

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Self-help has been shown to be an effective intervention for a wide range of mental health problems. However, there is less evidence on the efficacy of self-help for psychosis and, to date, there has been no systematic review. A search of bibliographic databases identified 24 relevant studies with a total sample size of N = 1816. Ten studies adopted a repeated measures design and 14 an independent group design (including RCTs and quasiexperimental studies). Self-help interventions had, on average, a small-to-medium-sized effect on overall symptoms (d + = 0.33, 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.48). Sub-analyses revealed that selfhelp interventions had a small-to-medium-sized effect on positive symptoms (d + = 0.42, 95% CI: 0.13 to 0.72), a small-to-medium-sized effect on negative symptoms (d + = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.07 to 0.66), and a small-sized effect on outcomes associated with the symptoms of psychosis such as quality of life (d + = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.02 to 0.24). Moderation analysis identified a number of factors that influenced treatment effects including the complexity of the intervention and amount of contact time. Self-help interventions for psychosis have a lot of potential and recommendations for further research are discussed. Word count: 190Key words: Self-help, psychosis, meta-analysis P r e P u b l i c a t i o n C o p y Self-help interventions for psychosis 3 Self-help interventions for psychosis: A meta-analysis "A massive, systematic, and yet largely silent revolution is occurring in mental health today and is gathering steam for tomorrow" (Norcross, 2000, p. 370) In the quote above, Norcross (2000) refers to the proliferation of self-help approaches for mental health conditions, an approach that has gathered momentum with practitioners, researchers, and policy makers placing an increasing emphasis on self-help for treating mental health problems (Lewis et al., 2003). Self-help interventions are defined as those that are "designed to be conducted predominantly independently of professional contact" (Bower, Richards, & Lovell, 2001, p. 839). Self-help interventions can be administered through a variety of mediums such as face-to-face or group meetings, through computers, mobile, and online platforms. Self-help typically involves working independently through a guide that describes the steps to be taken in order to apply a psychological treatment. A slight variation is guided self-help, which is distinguished "by the support that is given by a professional therapist or coach to the patient when working through the standardized treatment" (Cuijpers, Donker, van Straten, & Andersson, 2010, p. 1934. The support offered can range from assisting the person to work through the self-help program to emotional support and can be provided in a range of ways (e.g., face-to-face, telephone, or email). Most self-help interventions are based on standardized psychological treatments, with the most common interventions being those based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT: Cuijpers & Schuurmans, 2007). Self-help inter...

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Surfacing the Life Phases of a Mental Health Support Group

Cited by 23 publications

References 28 publications

The Give and Take of Volunteering: Motives, Benefits, and Personal Connections among Irish Volunteers

The Give and Take of Volunteering: Motives, Benefits, and Personal Connections among Irish Volunteers

An Ethnographic-Discursive Approach to Parental Self-Help Groups

Self-help interventions for psychosis: A meta-analysis

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