Encouraging people with mood disorders to attend a self help group

Authors
Powell, TJ Hill, EM Warner, L Yeaton, W Silk, KR
Citation
Tj. Powell et al., Encouraging people with mood disorders to attend a self help group, J APPL SO P, 30(11), 2000, pp. 2270-2288
Citations number
73
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00219029 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2270 - 2288
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9029(200011)30:11<2270:EPWMDT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Using an intervention based on referent power, self-help sponsors sought to encourage attendance at self-help meetings. They encouraged patients with major depression or bipolar disorder to attend self-help meetings following their hospitalizations. The intervention successfully increased the attend ance of the experimental group compared to those in the control group. Impl ications for practice are discussed.