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Emerging Processes Within Peer-Support Hearing Voices Groups: A Qualitative Study in the Dutch Context.
Barbara Schaefer1, Jenny Boumans2, Jim van Os3,4
1Parnassia Group Academy, Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague, Netherlands.
Frontiers in Psychiatry
|May 10, 2021
Summary
Hearing Voices Groups (HVGs) offer valuable peer support, information exchange, and connection for participants. These unique group processes, distinct from traditional mental health care, provide significant personal outcomes for voice-hearers.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Mental Health Research
- Sociology
Background:
- Hearing Voices Groups (HVGs) are peer support initiatives.
- Understanding the participant experience in HVGs is crucial for optimizing their value.
- The Dutch mental health care context presents unique opportunities and challenges for HVGs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the value of Hearing Voices Groups (HVGs) in the Netherlands.
- To understand the meaning of HVG participation from the participants' perspectives.
- To identify aspects contributing to the meaning and value of HVGs.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative research design utilizing in-depth interviews.
- Exploration of experiences from 30 members across seven HVGs in the Netherlands.
- Interpretative analysis inspired by Grounded Theory.
Main Results:
- Four key group processes identified: peer validation, information exchange, social support, and mutual self-reflection.
- Group composition, facilitator style, and interaction dynamics influence group processes and outcomes.
- HVGs facilitate unique processes not typically found in regular mental health care.
Conclusions:
- HVGs provide significant value through distinct group processes.
- Mental health care professionals should recognize the benefits HVGs offer voice-hearers.
- Considerations for effective HVG implementation are discussed.
Keywords:
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