The social context of a person, meaning their social relationships and daily social
interactions, is an important factor for understanding their mental health. However …

Existing research demonstrates a relationship between mental illness and social network
attrition over time–a pattern attributed to dysfunctional psychosocial and interpersonal …

It is often difficult to engage a family in therapy when a family member has been referred by
a physician for treatment of a somatic symptom for which medical evaluations have failed to …

We describe a social cybernetic view of health behavior problems and a team‐based family
consultation (FAMCON) format for strategic intervention based on that view. This approach …

Accessible summary• Quality improvement collaboratives strive to improve health care on
certain topics. Improvements are often investigated in terms of outcomes defined before start …

In response to health problems, individuals may strategically activate their social network
ties to help manage crisis and uncertainty. While it is well-established that social …

We investigated associations between pretreatment social support, negative social
exchange, and slope of weekly symptom change for depression, anxiety, and stress over the …

Background Complex interventions have components which can vary in different contexts.
Using the Realistic Evaluation framework, this study investigates how a complex health …

Objectives: Specialized early intervention by a team providing assertive community
treatment (ACT) is beneficial to the recovery, housing, and employment of individuals with …

Methods A female patient, aged 67, suffering from treatment resistant anxious and
depressive symptoms was treated in our tertiary outpatient clinic for old age psychiatry. She …