Group process and social climate of GROW, a community mental health organisation

GROW, a community based mutual-help organisation, aims to provide the means for those who have been mentally ill to rehabilitate themselves and grow personally. We measured psychiatric symptoms, group processes, social environment and perceived social support in a sample of GROW group members. We found that GROW does provide the opportunity for and encourages some personal changes and does provide social support. We could not draw any conclusions about GROW's efficacy as a rehabilitative agent.