Helen Brooks
University of Liverpool
82 Papers
94 Citations
Helen Brooks is an academic researcher from University of Liverpool. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 58 publications. Previous affiliations of Helen Brooks include University of Manchester & Manchester Academic Health Science Centre.
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Papers
The power of support from companion animals for people living with mental health problems: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the evidence
TL;DR: This review suggests that pets provide benefits to those with mental health conditions, incorporating outcomes that cover the range of roles and types of support pets confer in relation to mental health and the means by which these can be incorporated into the mainstay of support for people experiencing a mental health problem.
The Contribution of Social Networks to the Health and Self-Management of Patients with Long-Term Conditions: A Longitudinal Study.
David Reeves,Christian Blickem,Ivaylo Vassilev,Helen Brooks,Anne Kennedy,Gerry Richardson,Anne Rogers +6 more
TL;DR: The need for a greater focus on harnessing and sustaining the capacity of networks and the importance of social involvement with community groups and resources for producing a more desirable and cost-effective way of supporting long term illness management is shown.
Are there interactional differences between telephone and face-to-face psychological therapy? A systematic review of comparative studies.
Annie Irvine,Paul Drew,Peter Bower,Helen Brooks,Judith Gellatly,Christopher J. Armitage,Michael Barkham,Dean McMillan,Penny Bee +8 more
TL;DR: Phone-delivered psychological therapy is clinically effective and concerns remain about the quality of therapeutic relationships established by phone, but the evidence base is assessed to support or refute such concerns.
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Social networks, work and network-based resources for the management of long-term conditions: a framework and study protocol for developing self-care support
Anne Rogers,Ivaylo Vassilev,Caroline Sanders,Susan Kirk,Carolyn Chew-Graham,Anne Kennedy,Joanne Protheroe,Peter Bower,Christian Blickem,David Reeves,Dharmi Kapadia,Helen Brooks,Catherine Fullwood,Gerry Richardson +13 more
TL;DR: Within a programme of research and implementation, social networks are viewed as being centrally involved in the mobilisation and deployment of resources in the management of a chronic condition, forming the basis of a novel approach to understanding, designing, and implementing new forms of self-management support.
Ontological security and connectivity provided by pets: a study in the self-management of the everyday lives of people diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition
TL;DR: Drawing on a conceptual framework built on Corbin and Strauss’s notion of illness ‘work’ and notions of a personal workforce of support undertaken within whole networks of individuals, this study contributes to understanding of the role of pets in the daily management of long-term mental health problems.
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