A group that advocates for individuals experiencing mental illness and their caregivers is hosting weekly support groups designed to encourage empathy, promote discussion and build a sense of community. “By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential settin...
The formation, structure, and goals of an open-ended psychoeducational support group for people with serious and persistent mental illnesses are described, differentiating psychoeducation from psychotherapy, and professional from peer-led support groups. Major goals are to provide education for illness ...
The nonprofit Beyond Us & Them encourages groups to listen to one another’s stories without judgment. How does it create community and combat isolation? Dr. Phil Discusses the Power of Positive Thinking WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Dr. Phil about manifesting suc...
(from 2001 to December 2013) was conducted using as keywords "mental illness", "mental health", "psychiatric disability", "mental health services", combined with "peer support", "mutual support", "self-help groups", "consumers as providers", "peer-run services", "peer-run programs" and ...
Support groups come of age : the integral part that support groups can play in continuity of care for people with a mental illness 来自 uwsprod.uws.dgicloud.com 喜欢 0 阅读量: 5 作者:J Mears,N Bolzan 年份: 2018 收藏 引用 批量引用 报错 分享 ...
Learn about mental health advocacy and how to be an advocate for those with mental illness in your family, plus take care of your own mental health.
Family support groups, such as CHADD for parents of children with ADD, or NAMI for families with members who struggle with any type of mental illness, provide support from other parents and children who may be feeling the same level of frustration and exasperation. Meeting others who truly und...
Peer support services for patients with severe mental illness (SMI) originated from Western countries and have become increasingly popular during the past twenty years. The aim of this paper is to describe a peer service model and its implementation in China, including the model’s feasibility and...
Additionally, it offers insights and suggestions into effective ways others may develop these groups. The use of group support enabled the exploration of the effects of the illness on the person and an opportunity to share support and coping mechanisms to deal with these effects. The findings ...
Depression support groups such as those sponsored byMental Health America (MHA)or theDepression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)are geared toward meeting the needs of those with depression. While depression support groups are notpsychotherapygroups, they can provide you with a safe and accepting ...