title: [Gender-related differences in social support program for mentally ill persons].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The current study is a part of a research program on schizophrenia course in the system of community based assistance and support for mentally ill persons who do not use regular mental health system. The aim of this study was to investigate both the accessibility of the system for gender populations and its applicability in terms of addressing the needs of both males and females.
  
  
  METHODS
  105 subjects (46 males and 59 females) using home care services in three Warsaw districts were included in the study. The following domains of the functioning were assessed: the scope, content and efficiency of the social networks as well as social functioning of home care services users.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Males and females differed significantly with regard to several attributes of social networks as well as social functioning.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Comparing to males, females had greater opportunity to receive support from more distant categories of persons constituting their social networks. The differences in social functioning of males and females were limited only to stereotypical gender roles and were not noted in other areas of social functioning.
authors.affiliation: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej, Instytut Psychologii Stosowanej w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Maryla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawicka
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bronowski
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Charzyńska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome