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Coping and Satisfaction Among The Chronically Mentally Disabled

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 1987

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In this paper we describe a socio-ecological model of coping to serve as a conceptual framework for research on the factors influencing the quality of everyday life among the chronically mentally disabled in the community. Interview data collected from 66 clients in three aftercare programs in Hamilton. Ontario are used to construct composite indices of coping and satisfaction. The relationships between these indices and client and community variables are examined. The results are the basis for profiling the characteristics of clients who report different levels of coping and satisfaction.

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Dans cet article, on décrit un modéle socio-écologique d'adaptation (coping) pouvant servir de cadre conceptuel pour la recherche sur les facteurs qui influencent la qualité de la vie quotidienne des personnes de la communauté atteintes de troubles mentaux chroniques. Pour construire des indices composés d'adaptation et de satisfaction, on utilise des données recueillies dans des entrevues faites auprés de 66 clients faisant partie de trois programmes post-soins de Hamilton, Ontario. On examine les relations entre ces indices et les variables clients et communauté. Les résultats servent de base pour établir le profil des clients qui présentent différents niveaux d'adaptation et de satisfaction.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 6Number 2September 1987
Pages: 13 - 24

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Version of record online: 29 April 2009

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Robin A. Kearns
S. Martin Taylor
Michael Dear

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