The Relationship Between Illness Insight in Schizophrenia: Social Adaptation, Social Support Needs, and the Subjective Quality of Life for Consumers o

ISBN-13: 9783640730681 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 132 str.

Scott Caton

Opis

Master's Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject Psychology - Clinic and Health Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, grade: "hervorragend" 1,3, University of Applied Sciences Coburg (Universities of Applied Science in Coburg and Alice Salomon in Berlin, Germany), course: Klinische Sozialarbeit, language: English, comment: Mr. Caton's Master Thesis is extremely interesting and well organized. We are particularly impressed by the thoroghness of his literature review and his concise discussion of the concepts used in his study. His exploration of the various difinitions of case management internationally and in Germany contribute to a clearer understanding of the difference between case management and clinical case management, an important distinction for clinical social workers. Prof. - Coburg and Prof. PhD - Western Michigan University - Kalamazoo, MI. USA, abstract: Abstract: Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between illness insight in schizophrenia and the level of social adaptation, social support needs, and subjective life satisfaction, for consumers of community mental health support services. Methods: Samples (N=43) were recruited from community base independent service agencies providing case management services for mentally ill people in the western Berlin, Germany catchment area. Separate interviews were conducted with the case managers and their clients diagnosed with schizophrenia (ICD-10). Quantitative measurements were used to establish if there is a relationship between illness insight and the various psychosocial variables assessed in this study. Results: Low illness insight correlated with low levels of social adaptation. Low social adaptation correlated inversely with the case managers' assessment of more social support needs for their client. The clients' low subjective life satisfaction correlated with higher client rated social support needs. The client and case manager rated social support needs correla