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My friends do not get paid: endeavors to integrate young people who experience psychosis into positive peer environments
Author(s) -
Howard D. J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.106.s413.1_121.x
Subject(s) - loneliness , psychology , vulnerability (computing) , intervention (counseling) , psychosis , independence (probability theory) , isolation (microbiology) , accommodation , service (business) , social isolation , peer support , independent living , psychiatry , medicine , gerontology , statistics , computer security , mathematics , neuroscience , computer science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , economy , economics
In New Zealand, young adults commonly leave the family home and establish households with peers. For young people with psychosis, many factors create barriers towards achieving this developmentally appropriate goal. Young people who have experienced psychosis often want supportive living arrangements, where they can disclose their experience, and rely on others to include, rather than exclude, them. These people may not qualify for staffed supported accommodation, nor desire it, due to the stigma associated with institutional care, and stipendiary care givers. Likewise, independence without significant connection to positive peer groups is equally undesirable. In reality it can lead to loneliness, isolation, and vulnerability to exploitation from others. This paper will present the author's experience of both living in households with peers with psychiatric and intellectual disabilities, and his experience as a care manager in the Wellington Early Intervention Service, facilitating others to do the same. Examples will be presented.