SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2018
Social networks and symptomatic and functional outcomes in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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80 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 186 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of mechanistic loneliness interventions for older adults.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Associations between constructs related to social relationships and mental health conditions and symptoms: an umbrella review.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Altered neural mechanism of social reward anticipation in individuals with schizophrenia and social anhedonia.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Mental Health Impact of Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals with Pre-Existing Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Functional Impairments and Theory of Mind Deficits in Schizophrenia: A Meta-analysis of the Associations.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2021Pooled it
- Do Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Interventions Lead to Schema Change in People With Psychosis? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyPooled it
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- Cost-Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis: Health-Economic Evaluation Within a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Neighborhood Characteristics and Social Functioning: Exploring Shared and Distinct Psychosocial Pathways Among Individuals at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Article
- Assessing Adherence to Preventive Behaviors Among Patients with Mental Illness in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Relationships between attachment insecurity, beliefs about the self and others, paranoia, and social functioning across the psychosis continuum.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Social functioning, loneliness, and psychosis phenotype in the general population: a network analysis perspective.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- "A room of one's own": Exploring the role of delusions and social isolation on disorganisation in thought disorder.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
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- The Relationship between Social Media and Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders: A Systematic Review.Schizophrenia bulletin open · 2026Article
- Treatment outcomes of an integrated treatment model for patients with co-occurring opioid use and schizophrenia spectrum disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Self-Reflection Protects Behavior from Volatile Beliefs Linked to Paranoia.Computational psychiatry (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026Article
- Factors associated with successful psychiatric intensive home treatment - a quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness prospectively influence real-world social support-seeking behavior among emerging adults with first-episode psychosis.Schizophrenia research · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the strength of associations between social network size and clinical and functional outcomes in schizophrenia.
methodStudies were identified from a systematic search of electronic databases (EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO, and Web of Science) from January 1970 to June 2016. Eligible studies included peer-reviewed English language articles that examined associations between a quantitative measure of network size and symptomatic and/or functional outcome in schizophrenia-spectrum diagnoses.
resultsOur search yielded 16 studies with 1,929 participants. Meta-analyses using random effects models to calculate pooled effect sizes (Hedge's g) found that smaller social network size was moderately associated with more severe overall psychiatric symptoms (N = 5, n = 467, g = - 0.53, 95% confidence interval (CI) = - 0.875, - 0.184, p = 0.003) and negative symptoms (N = 8, n = 577, g = - 0.75, 95% CI = - 0.997, - 0.512, p = 0.000). Statistical heterogeneity was observed I
conclusionPsychosocial interventions which support individuals to build and maintain social networks may improve outcomes in schizophrenia. The review findings are cross-sectional and thus causal direction cannot be inferred. Further research is required to examine temporal associations between network characteristics and outcomes in schizophrenia and to test theoretical models relating to explanatory or mediating mechanisms.
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