Coping with mental illness : a case study in initiating a support group in Mamre

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dc.contributor.advisorSwartz, Leslieen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBenjamin, Ereshiaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T08:55:52Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T08:55:52Z
dc.date.issued1993en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 58-64.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this dissertation is to provide a detailed description and partial evaluation of a support group for psychiatric outpatients and their relatives in Mamre. The first nineteen sessions of the support group are described in detail, and the evaluation information was obtained from the participants at the evaluation workshop held in February 1992, as well as the facilitator's observations. The nineteen group sessions were usually held once. a month, .but not every month, between June 1990 and February 1992. The sessions were all held on Sunday afternoons and usually lasted two to two-and-a-half hours. · All known psychiatric out-patients in Mamre and their families were invited to all the meetings. Attendance varied, but a group of approximately 11 regular attenders emerged over the nineteen sessions. Three community workers also joined the group at various stages and became regular participants in the group. The preliminary evaluation of the group revealed that the group is functioning within the working phase of group development, and that the group provided a number of benefits to the regular participants. The evaluation also highlighted issues of autonomy, heterogeneity and non-adherence. Suggestions for further research and group aims, focusing around these issues, are made.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBenjamin, E. (1993). <i>Coping with mental illness : a case study in initiating a support group in Mamre</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13462en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBenjamin, Ereshia. <i>"Coping with mental illness : a case study in initiating a support group in Mamre."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13462en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBenjamin, E. 1993. Coping with mental illness : a case study in initiating a support group in Mamre. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Benjamin, Ereshia AB - The aim of this dissertation is to provide a detailed description and partial evaluation of a support group for psychiatric outpatients and their relatives in Mamre. The first nineteen sessions of the support group are described in detail, and the evaluation information was obtained from the participants at the evaluation workshop held in February 1992, as well as the facilitator's observations. The nineteen group sessions were usually held once. a month, .but not every month, between June 1990 and February 1992. The sessions were all held on Sunday afternoons and usually lasted two to two-and-a-half hours. · All known psychiatric out-patients in Mamre and their families were invited to all the meetings. Attendance varied, but a group of approximately 11 regular attenders emerged over the nineteen sessions. Three community workers also joined the group at various stages and became regular participants in the group. The preliminary evaluation of the group revealed that the group is functioning within the working phase of group development, and that the group provided a number of benefits to the regular participants. The evaluation also highlighted issues of autonomy, heterogeneity and non-adherence. Suggestions for further research and group aims, focusing around these issues, are made. DA - 1993 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1993 T1 - Coping with mental illness : a case study in initiating a support group in Mamre TI - Coping with mental illness : a case study in initiating a support group in Mamre UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13462 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13462
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBenjamin E. Coping with mental illness : a case study in initiating a support group in Mamre. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1993 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13462en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleCoping with mental illness : a case study in initiating a support group in Mamreen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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