Caroline Green discusses a qualitative study which considers the effects of COVID-19 on social support services for people with dementia.
[read the full story...]Are high-rise residential buildings implicated in our social wellbeing and mental health?
Molly Bird summarises and critically analyses a recent systematic review investigating the effects of high-rise buildings on our mental health and social wellbeing.
[read the full story...]Music groups on acute mental health inpatient wards
Una Foye highlights a small qualitative study that explores the benefits of establishing music groups on acute mental health inpatient wards. She reflects on the boredom felt by many inpatients and the importance of social connection and a positive ward atmosphere that may indirectly improve recovery and mental well-being.
[read the full story...]Social resources help maintain mid-life mental health
A group of UCL Mental Health MSc students summarise a fascinating recent study entitled: “No man is an island: social resources, stress and mental health at mid-life”.
[read the full story...]Social connectedness and mental health: measures and conceptual framework
Jingyi Wang summarises a recent systematic review and narrative synthesis, which proposes a conceptual framework for social connectedness and mental health.
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