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Moran, Kathleen, June 1980 - AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS OF A COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR EX-PSYCHIATRIC CLIENTS
Abstract: This thesis is based on the application of an anthropological network model to an evaluation of a mental health program. This study was conducted under the auspices of the Community Network Development segment of the Early Intervention Project of the Florida Mental Health Institute. The purpose of this study was twofold. The organization of Community Network Development was evaluated with regard to its success in promoting peer relationships between exclients. Additionally, differences in the size and composition of the egocentric social networks of psychotic and nonpsychotic subjects were investigated. A questionnaire, based loosely on the Pattison Psychosocial Kinship Inventory (Pattison 1976), was administered individually to subjects during a personal interview to obtain the desired social network information. Results of this study indicated that the Community Network Development project was not, at the time of this study, functioning in a manner conducive to the formation of peer relationships among its clients. Recommendations for improving this program include emphasis on building friendships through the use of a community service coordination approach, utilizing preexisting self-help and mutual aid organizations and using available community support systems. Psychotics and nonpsychotics were seen as representing two distinct groups with regard to treatment and clinical network intervention. Psychotics need to reduce their dependency on relatives; and populate their networks with new members. The relevance of an anthropological network model to the field of mental health is noted, citing past studies. The eclectic, holistic view supplied by applied anthropology is seen as a pertinent framework for the study of social networks of ex-psych- iatric patients.
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