[Social Space and Support of People With Chronic Mental Illness].

[Social space and support of people with chronic mental illness].

Gesundheitswesen. 2013 Apr; 75(4): 198-202
Rohrmann A

This article deals with the conceptional meaning of social space orientation in the field of community psychiatry. The author argues to distinguish between social space sensitivity in professional support and the concept of social space orientation. The purpose of participation and self-determination of the Rehabilitation Act (SGB IX) and the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities require the integration of professional support services development in a local planning process. HubMed – rehab

Association of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 polymorphism with Tourette syndrome.

Neurol Sci. 2013 Apr 11;
Wu BT, Lin WY, Chou IC, Liu HP, Lee CC, Tsai Y, Lee JY, Tsai FJ

Tourette syndrome (TS) is an etiologically heterogeneous disorder, the pathogenesis of which is incompletely understood. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) is involved in regulation of developmental processes and cellular differentiation, in transcription regulation, in DNA repair, and in cell death. However, the relationship between TS and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of PARP1 is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this experiment was to test the hypothesis that whether the PARP1 SNP, rs1805404 (c.243C>T, Asp81Asp), had an association with TS. A case-control experiment was designed to test this hypothesis. 123 TS children and 122 normal children were enrolled in this study. Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism was used for the detection of the PARP1 SNP, rs1805404, in TS patients and normal children. The data showed that there is a significant difference in genotype distributions between these two groups. The CT genotype was a risk factor for TS with an odds ratio of 2.34 for the CT versus TT genotype (95 % CI 1.16-4.74). The data also showed this SNP had an association with TS under recessive model (P = 0.0426), and TT genotype had a protective effect against TS with an odds ratio of 0.50 (95 % CI 0.26-0.98). The findings of this study suggested that variants in the PARP1 gene might play a role in susceptibility to TS. HubMed – rehab

Motivations of Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities to Work in Mental Health Peer Services: A Qualitative Study Using Self-Determination Theory.

J Occup Rehabil. 2013 Apr 11;
Moran GS, Russinova Z, Yim JY, Sprague C

Introduction Individuals with psychiatric disabilities have low rates of employment and occupational rehabilitation success. Mental health peer services are a new occupational modality that opened a promising occupational path: persons with serious mental illnesses employed to provide support to others with psychiatric conditions. However challenges to successful peer work exist. Work motivation is central to understanding and supporting peer workers, yet little is known about sources of motivation to work as mental health peer providers. The aim of this study was to identify what drives individuals to mental health peer work using self determination theory (SDT). Methods Motivations of 31 mental health peer workers were explored as part of a larger study. A theory driven approach was employed to emerging qualitative data using SDT concepts: external motivation and internally regulated motivations derived from basic needs (autonomy, competence, relatedness). Results External motivations included generic occupational goals and getting away from negative work experiences. Internal motivations corresponded with SDT basic needs: autonomy met-needs was reflected in having freedom to disclose and finding that work accords with personal values; competence met-needs was reflected in using personal experience as a resource to help others; and relatedness met-needs were reflected in having opportunity to connect intimately and reciprocate with consumers. Conclusion This study identified external and internal motivations of persons with psychiatric disabilities to work as peer providers-a novel occupation in mental health. Employing personal experience and enabling peer contact emerge as major motivational tenets of mental health peer work. According to SDT instrumental occupational goals are considered more external than satisfaction of basic psychological needs. The study demonstrates the applicability of SDT in the design of autonomy supported environments to promote work engagement and sustenance of mental health peer providers. HubMed – rehab