A community of buddies: support groups for veterans forced into early retirement
| Autor: | Richard J. Thurrell, Norton Stoler, Robert Kelter, Michael Sweet |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Isolation (health care) Hospitals Veterans Hospital Bed Capacity 300 to 499 Social Environment Wisconsin Mental hygiene medicine Humans Psychiatry health care economics and organizations Depression (differential diagnoses) Veterans Retirement business.industry Mental Disorders Social Support Boredom Consumer Behavior Middle Aged Mental health humanities Group Processes Psychiatry and Mental health Self-Help Groups Social relationship Psychotherapy Group Support system medicine.symptom business Psychosocial |
| Zdroj: | Hospitalcommunity psychiatry. 40(2) |
| ISSN: | 0022-1597 |
| Popis: | Ongoing support groups for veterans who have made a poor adjustment to involuntary early retirement are offered by a mental hygiene clinic in a Veterans Administration hospital. Most of the veterans have been forced to retire for medical reasons. The groups are intended to strengthen their support systems and to reduce the negative psychosocial consequences of involuntary early retirement, such as isolation, boredom, depression, and impaired social relationships. A survey of group members indicated their functioning had improved after group participation. They reported better mental health, improved social relationships, higher activity levels, and greater satisfaction with retirement. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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