From: Can mental health interventions change social networks? A systematic review
Study | Country | No. participants | Setting | Diagnostic criteria | Disorders featured | Intervention outline | Control | Duration of intervention | Follow-up period |
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Terzian et al. [14] | Italy | 172: Intervention, 173: Control | Community | ICD-10 | Schizophrenia | Staff identified possible areas of interest for patients to take place outside the services’ resources and with members of the community at large. | Routine care | 6 months | 2 years |
Sheridan et al. [15] | Ireland | 52: Intervention, 55: Control | Community | ICD-10 | Schizophrenia | Patients matched with volunteer + €20 monthly stipend for activities. | Stipend only | 2 h a week for 9 months | 9 months |
Castelein et al. [17] | Netherlands | 56: Intervention 50: Control | Mental Health Centres | DSM-IV | Psychosis | Guided peer support group with focus on social network, social support, self-efficacy and quality of life. | Wait list | 16 sessions for 90mins each over 8 months | 8 months |
Hasson-Ohayon et al. [16] | Israel | 33: Intervention, 21: Control | Community | Insufficient information | Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, depression, bipolar disorder | Social Cognition Interaction Training (SCIT): Social, leisure, support, employment services + social mentoring | Social mentoring | 1 h sessions 3 × per week | Insufficient information |
Villalta-Gil et al. [18] | Spain | 12: Intervention, 9: Control | Inpatients | DSM-IV | Schizophrenia | Integrated Psychological Therapy (IPT) improving social and cognitive functioning, social perception, problem solving, verbal communication + ‘therapy dog’ present in sessions | IPT | 45 minute sessions 2 × per week | 12.5 weeks |