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| Social networks, social support and self-esteem: relationships to mental health in older people | | Author(s) | Hilary J Husband, Liza Messing |
| Journal title | PSIGE Newsletter, no 69, July 1999 |
| Publisher | Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, July 1999 |
| Pages | pp 36-39 |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Self esteem ; Informal care ; Psychogeriatric patients ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | The importance of social support to the maintenance of mental health in older people has been well documented in research. However, the relationship between self-esteem and social support has not been widely studied. This study compared a group of 15 old age psychiatry service users with a group of 15 non-service users in terms of social networks, social support and self-esteem. Findings showed that users of mental health services for older adults reported more limited social support than non-users. Service users could be differentiated on measures of social support but not on size of social network. Service users had significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety than non-users. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991104209 A |
| Classmark | E: DPA: P6: LF:E: 8 |
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