The Role of Social Isolation in the Relationships Between Psychosis and Suicidal Ideation
This study examined the relationships between hallucinations, delusions, depression, social isolation, and suicidal ideation. Participants were involved in the cross-sectional Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES) including a large general population-based sample of households in the United States between 2001 and 2003. Participants (n = 12,195) included adults over the age of 18 in the United States, all of whom completed a psychosis assessment. Hopelessness was measured using The Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS), hallucinations and delusions by the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scal...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - November 24, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Eating Disorders in ‘Millennials’: Risk Factors and Treatment Strategies in the Digital Age
AbstractSocial media applications, known colloquially as “apps,” have quickly impacted the lives of young adults. There is evidence to support that suicide risk and social media use are correlated, which is of particular concern for individuals who struggle with body image, body dysmorphia, and eating disorders. These populations are already at a high er-risk for self-injurious behaviors and thoughts of suicide. In the treatment of eating disorders among emerging adults, known as Millennials, clinicians can feel disconnected to their clients when discussing and intervening in these new socialization structures that dem...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - November 19, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Counseling Women Who Have Terminated a Pregnancy Due to Fetal Anomaly (TOPFA): The ACCEPT Model
This article attempts to provide a practice model through a composite case study utilizing the proposed ACCEPT model. The ACCEPT model incorporates elements of modern grief theory and consists ofacknowledging disenfranchised grief,connecting emotions to the loss,continuing bonds,exploring distortions,practicing new skills, andtelling the story. Implications and recommendations for social work engagement, awareness, and therapeutic support of this population are also provided. (Source: Clinical Social Work Journal)
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - November 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Coping with Transitions: The Case of Combat Reserve Forces
AbstractReserve duty is described as cyclical, ambivalent, and complex and as involving traumatic elements in all militaries. However, to our knowledge, little has been written about how the soldiers themselves phenomenologically define the experience within specific social contexts. Israel has mandatory military service for all citizens, many of whom continue to serve in the reserves. Given the ongoing conflicts in the region, combat reservists are often called upon to serve. Our aim in this paper is to investigate these soldiers ’ transitions from their call up to their engagement in battle, and finally, to their retur...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
#socialwork: Informal Use of Information and Communication Technology in Social Work
AbstractInformation and communication technologies (ICTs) have transformed social realms and professional fields of practice including social work. Research is lacking on informal ICT use and its impact on clinical social work. The purpose of the current study was to examine social workers ’ informal ICT use with clients between sessions as an adjunct to face-to-face practice, and thus contribute to the paucity of literature on this phenomenon. An online survey, #socialwork, was distributed among social workers with direct client contact, across Canada (n = 2609) and the U.S. (n = 1225), to capture informal ICT ...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 27, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Association Between Social Isolation and Health: An Analysis of Parent –Adolescent Dyads from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating Study
We examined the relationship between social isolation and health among parents and their adolescent children. Data came from the 2014 Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating Study (FLASHE), a cross-sectional internet study from the National Cancer Institute. Parents and their adolescent children (ages 12 –17) completed surveys about demographics, physical activity, and diet; analyses include all dyads in which at least one member provided information for any of the analyzed variables (N = 1851). Actor Partner Interdependence Models in Mplus with demographic covariates tested whether parent and adolescent perce...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 27, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Objective and Subjective Social Isolation and Psychiatric Disorders Among African Americans
This study addresses this gap by investigating the impact of objective (absence of contact with others) and subjective (lacking feelings of closeness to others) social isolation on psychiatric disorders among African Americans. The sample includes 3570 African Americans from the National Survey of American Life. Regression models were used to test the impact of objective and subjective isolation on 12-month MDD, any 12-month DSM disorder and number of 12-month DSM disorders. Analyses indicated that subjective isolation from family only, friends only, and both groups were associated with greater odds of meeting criteria for...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Theoretical Orientations to Intergenerational Home Sharing: Implications for Direct Social Work Practice on Addressing Student Debt and Aging-in-Community
AbstractPopulation aging presents many challenges that will require innovative solutions. Emerging challenges include low levels of affordable housing that jeopardize the sustainability of aging-in-community and health among older adults. Concurrently, the affordability of higher education is a pressing concern for graduate students. Intergenerational home sharing appears to be a promising solution to help improve the affordability of education and housing, bolster opportunities to age-in-place and age-within-communities, and consequently improve various aspects of health for individuals, families, and society. Although th...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Relationships Between Loneliness, Social Support, and Resilience Among Latinx Immigrants in the United States
This study sought to examine how social support and loneliness shape Latinx immigrants ’ abilities to address the challenges related to migration. Multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted with survey data collected from Latinx immigrants in New York City (n = 306). Results revealed that Latinx immigrants with greater social support and less feelings of loneliness w ere more resilient. Specifically, findings suggest that social support may partially protect against the negative impact of isolation on Latinx immigrants’ capacity to thrive. Clinical social workers who work with immigrant groups may consi...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 15, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A Systematic Review of Loneliness Interventions Among Non-elderly Adults
AbstractLoneliness —the subjective experience of social isolation—is an important indicator of quality of life for adults and a major determinant of health. While much research has focused on interventions to alleviate loneliness in elderly populations, there has been no systematic investigation of loneliness inte rventions targeting the non-elderly adult population. The aim of this systematic review is to summarize current understanding on the effectiveness of interventions for alleviating loneliness among non-elderly adults. Littell et al.’s (Systematic reviews and meta-analysis, Oxford University Press, New York,2...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 15, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Caregiver-Initiated Mentoring: Developing a Working Model to Mitigate Social Isolation
In this study, we explored the potential for developing an approach that fosters parents ’ capacity to be gatekeepers to their children’s adult support networks. We used a daylong collaborative workshop to partner with six parents from a low-income housing service and five youth-serving professionals from the community. Participants generated potential strategies by which parents ca n cultivate informal mentoring relationships and identified specific ideas for helping parents (a) see the value of actively seeking informal mentors, (b) recognize and manage potential risks, and (c) identify and make requests of potential...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
“My Scars Remain Forever”: A Qualitative Study on Biographical Developments in Adult Children of Parents with Mental Illness
This study aimed to investigate the lasting impact of parental mental illness on adult children's biographies, personalities, and social relationships. According to this, the research was guided by a life course perspective, examining participants’ experiences in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Adult children (n = 18) who experienced childhood parental mental illness participated in an in-depth interview study. They reported a wide range of personal problems that they perceived as a result of their stressful childhood experiences. Adult children often felt negatively influenced and impaired regarding t heir ...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Reducing Social Isolation Through Formal Youth Mentoring: Opportunities and Potential Pitfalls
AbstractMany young people experience social isolation and loneliness, which can have adverse effects on physical and psychological well-being. We propose that intergenerational relationships created through formal youth mentoring programs have the potential to reduce the social isolation of young people. Mentoring programs also enable adult volunteers to form new interpersonal connections. In addition, mentoring offers the possibility of strengthening the fabric of communities through engagement and interaction among participants from different social, racial, and economic backgrounds. Mentoring program goals, often influe...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Conceptions, Norms, and Values in the Work of Child Protective Services with Families at Risk: An Analysis of Social Workers ’ Diaries
This study is based on diaries maintained by three social workers in relation to 15 families that were the subject of interventions by the child protective services in Sweden. All of the mothers in the 15 families had been diagnosed with mental health problems. The diaries include both significant events within the families and the social workers ’ own feelings and perceptions about their work. This article discusses four themes:the Janus face of child protective services,clienthood and its conditions,child protective services and good or bad parenting, andthe fathers. The results show that the families were subjected to...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - September 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Introduction to “Best Practices in Psychosocial Healthcare: Complexity, Compromise, and Innovation”
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Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - August 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
