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Brossard B, Cruwys T, Zhou H, et al. What do we mean by "social" in mental health research?. Soc Sci Med. 2020;261:113233doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113233.
Brossard, B., Cruwys, T., Zhou, H., & Helleren-Simpson, G. (2020). What do we mean by "social" in mental health research?. Social science & medicine (1982), 261113233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113233
Brossard, Baptiste, et al. "What do we mean by "social" in mental health research?." Social science & medicine (1982) vol. 261 (2020): 113233. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113233
Brossard B, Cruwys T, Zhou H, Helleren-Simpson G. What do we mean by "social" in mental health research?. Soc Sci Med. 2020 Sep;261:113233. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113233. Epub 2020 Jul 24. PMID: 32745825.
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Soc Sci Med. 2020 Sep;261:113233. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113233. Epub 2020 Jul 24.

What do we mean by "social" in mental health research?.

Social science & medicine (1982)

Baptiste Brossard, Tegan Cruwys, Haochen Zhou, Gabriel Helleren-Simpson

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  1. Australian National University, School of Sociology, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. Australian National University, Research School of Psychology, Australia.
  3. Australian National University, School of Sociology, Australia.

PMID: 32745825 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113233

Abstract

This article presents a methodology designed to study what is considered "social" in research on the topic of mental health. Examining a sample of 289 academic publications, we coded the meanings attributed to "social" and their linkage to mental health. Reflecting on this methodology offers a way to discuss the various uses of the adjective "social," and highlights the significance of its (often lacking) definition in the construction of research objects.

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Keywords: Mental health; Mental illness; Mixed methods; Social determinants; Social factors; Social functioning

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