Optimal Network for Patients with Severe Mental Illness: A Social Network Analysis.
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SUBMITTER: Lorant V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5640746 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
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Optimal Network for Patients with Severe Mental Illness: A Social Network Analysis.
Lorant Vincent V Nazroo James J Nicaise Pablo P
Administration and policy in mental health 20171101 6
It is still unclear what the optimal structure of mental health care networks should be. We examine whether certain types of network structure have been associated with improved continuity of care and greater social integration. A social network survey was carried out, covering 954 patients across 19 mental health networks in Belgium in 2014. We found continuity of care to be associated with large, centralized, and homophilous networks, whereas social integration was associated with smaller, cen ...[more]
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