J. Galaskiewics’s scientific contributions

... A larger social network does not necessarily provide adequate social support, especially for individuals with mental disorders who are likely to surround themselves with similar others struggling with mental illness, which may negatively impact their psychological functioning (Schenk et al. 2021). Moreover, individuals with mental illnesses such as BD tend to have poorer interpersonal functioning than those with no mental disorder, and having more social contacts may increase the frequency of their interpersonal conflicts (Eidelman et al. 2012;Walker et al. 1993). Furthermore, parents with BD, relative to parents with no affective disorder, are more likely to select intimate partners that can hinder, rather than help, the family environment and functioning (Serravalle et al. 2020). ...

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The perceived social support of parents having bipolar disorder impacts their children’s mental health: a 10-year longitudinal study