"It's the day-to-day living that matters": the meaning and process of community in the lives of a couple with significant psychiatric disabilities.
This study attempts to define and describe the experience and process of community and community participation using a qualitative case study of a couple labeled with significant psychiatric disabilities. Findings indicate that important influences on perceptions and the process of community belonging include (a) the opportunity to personally define the meaning, limitations, and level of care associated with receiving a psychiatric label; (b) a reciprocal, central relationship; and (c) recognized opportunities for intentional participation in and access to meaningful relationships with other community members, including in the role of coworker or colleague.
Royce-Davis
J C
JC
Syracuse University, USA. jroyce@uop.edu
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009511:New England; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support