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Table 1 Summary of study characteristics

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

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