Experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study.

<h4>Background</h4>First episode psychosis and reduced social networks have been found to go hand in hand, but specific mechanisms are unclear. The manifestation of symptoms and the effect of stigma are two possibilities discussed in the literature but the experiences and views of young...

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Autores principales:	Catherine Huckle, Frederike Lemmel, Sonia Johnson
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:75a0e58c4c354245974f6303bef7f83d2021-12-02T20:08:49ZExperiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0255469https://doaj.org/article/75a0e58c4c354245974f6303bef7f83d2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255469https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>First episode psychosis and reduced social networks have been found to go hand in hand, but specific mechanisms are unclear. The manifestation of symptoms and the effect of stigma are two possibilities discussed in the literature but the experiences and views of young people with psychosis have been neglected.<h4>Aims</h4>To explore experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis, focusing especially on any perceived changes in their friendships or approach to peer relationships as a result of the illness.<h4>Methods</h4>Fourteen participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide, which explored participants' views and experiences of their friendships during the acute phase of illness and in the path to recovery, the impact of friendships on illness experience and of illness on patterns of social contact, and the potential role of services in supporting people with their friendships. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically.<h4>Results</h4>Identified themes included the loss of social contacts because both young people developing psychosis withdrew and because friends withdrew as illness developed. Regarding recovery, a unique role was identified for friends and participants were often making conscious efforts to rebuild social networks. Mental health services were viewed as having a limited direct role in this.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Supporting the development of opportunities and skills needed for social relationships following an episode of psychosis may be a useful focus.Catherine HuckleFrederike LemmelSonia JohnsonPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0255469 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Catherine Huckle Frederike Lemmel Sonia Johnson Experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study.
description	<h4>Background</h4>First episode psychosis and reduced social networks have been found to go hand in hand, but specific mechanisms are unclear. The manifestation of symptoms and the effect of stigma are two possibilities discussed in the literature but the experiences and views of young people with psychosis have been neglected.<h4>Aims</h4>To explore experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis, focusing especially on any perceived changes in their friendships or approach to peer relationships as a result of the illness.<h4>Methods</h4>Fourteen participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide, which explored participants' views and experiences of their friendships during the acute phase of illness and in the path to recovery, the impact of friendships on illness experience and of illness on patterns of social contact, and the potential role of services in supporting people with their friendships. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically.<h4>Results</h4>Identified themes included the loss of social contacts because both young people developing psychosis withdrew and because friends withdrew as illness developed. Regarding recovery, a unique role was identified for friends and participants were often making conscious efforts to rebuild social networks. Mental health services were viewed as having a limited direct role in this.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Supporting the development of opportunities and skills needed for social relationships following an episode of psychosis may be a useful focus.
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title	Experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study.
title_short	Experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study.
title_full	Experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study.
title_fullStr	Experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study.
title_full_unstemmed	Experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study.
title_sort	experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: a qualitative study.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
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Experiences of friendships of young people with first-episode psychosis: A qualitative study.

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