Journal article
Friends interventions in psychosis: a narrative review and call to action
Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Vol.9(4), pp.269-278
2015
PMID: 25130455
Abstract
Aims: To highlight the importance of friendships to young people with psychosis, and the need for clinical interventions to help maintain peer relationships during illness. To structure a research agenda for developing evidence-based interventions with friends.
Method: An argument is developed through a narrative review of (i) the proven efficacy of family interventions, and (by comparison) a relative absence of friend-based interventions; (ii) the particular primacy of friendships and dating for young people, and typical effects of exclusion; and (iii) reduced friendship networks and dating experiences in psychosis, in pre-, during and post-psychosis phases, also links between exclusion and psychosis.
Results: We put forward a model of how poor friendships can potentially be a causal and/or maintenance factor for psychotic symptoms. Given this model, our thesis is that interventions aiming to maintain social networks can be hugely beneficial clinically for young people with psychosis. We give a case study to show how such an intervention can work.
Conclusions: We call for 'friends interventions' for young people with psychosis to be developed, where professionals directly work with a young person's authentic social group to support key friendships and maintain social continuity. An agenda for future research is presented that will develop and test theoretically driven interventions.
Details
- Title
- Friends interventions in psychosis: a narrative review and call to action
- Authors
- Chris Harrop (Author) - West London Mental Health NHS TrustLyn Ellett (Author) - University of LondonRachel Brand (Author) - South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS TrustFiona Lobban (Author) - Lancaster University
- Publication details
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Vol.9(4), pp.269-278
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
- DOI
- 10.1111/eip.12172
- ISSN
- 1751-7893
- PMID
- 25130455
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute; School of Health - Psychology
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99513908502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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