Support networks and social support for persons with psychiatric disabilitiesa??a Swedish mixed-methods study

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The aim of this study was to explore the structure, interaction, and function of the support networks of women and men with psychiatric disabilities. The study took a mixed-methods approach, using quantitative (n=181) and qualitative (n=42) data from a region in southern Sweden. The quantitative results showed that the respondents received widespread support of different types and from many different sources. However, the qualitative interviews revealed that many of the interviewees did not perceive the received support as supportive. The respondentsa?? internal resources influenced both their ability to receive support and their perception of the support. The informal and formal support sources formed the external resources of the respondents. Our interviewees often experienced formal support as conditional support, while informal support from the family was experienced as unconditional. There was thus a gap between the structure and function of the social support. This article contributes important knowledge from the perspective of persons with psychiatric disabilities. F??religgande studie syftar till att unders??ka st??dn?¤tverkets struktur, interaktion och funktion f??r kvinnor och m?¤n med psykiskt funktionshinder. Studien har en kombinerad metodansats och anv?¤nder b?￥de kvantitativa (n=181) och kvalitativa (n=42) data fr?￥n Sjuh?¤rdsregionen i s??dra Sverige. De kvantitativa resultaten visar att respondenterna erh?￥ller ett omfattande st??d av olika slag och fr?￥n olika st??dk?¤llor. Emellertid visar de kvalitativa intervjuerna att de intervjuade inte upplever mottaget st??d som st??djande. Respondenternas egna, interna, resurser p?￥verkade s?￥v?¤l deras f??rm?￥ga att ta emot st??d som deras upplevelse av st??det. De informella och formella st??dk?¤llorna utg??r respondenternas externa resurser. De intervjuade upplevde ofta det formella st??det som villkorat, medan det informella upplevdes som ovillkorat. Studiens resultat pekar p?￥ ett glapp mellan st??dn?¤tverkets struktur och det sociala st??dets funktion f??r personer med psykiskt funktionshinder. Artikeln bidrar med viktig kunskap ur personer med psykiskt funktionshinders eget perspektiv. View full textDownload full textKeywordsSocial Support, Disability, Mental HealthHuvudordPsykiskt Funktionshinder, St??dn?¤tverk, Socialt St??d, Kvantitativ och Kvalitativ Metod, SverigeRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true,"ui_click":true}; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2011.577736