Schizophrenia and social networks: ex-patients in the inner city

A high level of social contacts has been recognized as one of the main predictors of outcome in schizophrenia. However, a variety of issues concerning the sociability of schizophrenics still need to be clarified. Focusing on ex-mental patients residing in a large Manhattan hotel, an analysis is made...

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Published in:Schizophrenia bulletin 1978, Vol.4 (4), p.546-560
Main Authors: Cohen, C I, Sokolovsky, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Female
Halfway Houses
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Human
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Middle Aged
New York
Psychopathology
Recurrence
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - rehabilitation
Schizophrenic Psychology
Social Adjustment
Social Interaction
Social Isolation
Social Networks
Urban Environments
Urban Population
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Summary:A high level of social contacts has been recognized as one of the main predictors of outcome in schizophrenia. However, a variety of issues concerning the sociability of schizophrenics still need to be clarified. Focusing on ex-mental patients residing in a large Manhattan hotel, an analysis is made of the relationship between several social network variables, psychopathology, and rehospitalization. The findings indicate that: (1) Schizophrenics have significantly fewer linkages than nonpsychotics, but even the most impaired schizophrenics are not totally isolated. (2) Within the schizophrenic spectrum there are differences with respect to network size, complexity, directionality, and interconnectedness. (3) Rehospitalization is dependent upon two factors, degree of psychopathology and hotel network size.
ISSN:0586-7614
1745-1701
DOI:10.1093/schbul/4.4.546