Gunnel Andersson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4422132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gunnel Andersson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gunnel |
| FAMILY NAME | Andersson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSSON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9392-6464 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Client participation in the investigation process – communication and standardised methods in the social services
The role of the administrative process and its prerequisites for supporting people with psychiatric disabilities
This article focuses on the administrative process of daily living support for people with psychiatric disabilities and whether the IBIC (the Individual's Needs in Focus) method contributes to supportive social work characterised by flexibility in time, place and activities. Function-based specialisation, which separates investigation and decision-making from the execution of interventions, requires the exchange of information. The IBIC is design…
The Ibic – a tool for social work? Social documentation, language, and persons with psychiatric disabilities
In recent years, many municipalities in Sweden are using a standardised method – the ‘Individual’s Needs in Focus’ (IBIC) for investigating needs of social support, as recommended by the National Board of Health and Welfare. The model is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), with a so called ‘biopsychosocial’ approach and predefined categories and classifications. The article takes a critical persp…
The Stockholm Follow-up Study of Users Diagnosed with Psychosis (Supp)
Since the 1970s, psychiatric care in the western world has undergone fundamental changes known as de-institutionalisation. This has changed the living conditions for people with severe mental illness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the living conditions and utilisation of care and social services for a group of people in Sweden with diagnosis of psychosis over a 10-year period, 2004-2013. During this period, psychiatric care decreas…
A longitudinal study of men and women diagnosed with psychosis
Children with disabilities in Swedish child welfare – a differentiating and disabling practice
Research shows that children with disabilities are victims of violence and abuse to a higher extent than other children and thus need support from social services. In Sweden, cooperation between two different social services units is required to support children with disabilities in socially vulnerable families. In this study, we have examined the intersection between children and disability in a Swedish social services context from the perspecti…
A time-geographic approach for visualizing the paths of intervention for persons with severe mental illness
Living conditions for persons with severe mental illness (SMI) in Sweden have changed dramatically in recent decades, mainly due to the closure of mental hospitals in the 1990s and the subsequent development of community-based interventions. Thereby, people with SMI have experienced care interventions in various forms, which vary according to how the treatment is institutionally organised over the years. There is, however, a lack of knowledge con…
After the Asylum? The New Institutional Landscape
Aloneness and loneliness – persons with severe mental illness and experiences of being alone
People with severe mental illness (SMI) are often described as lonely and socially incapable – an inability resulting from the mental illness. The aim of this article is to explore experiences of being alone among persons with SMI. The article is based on interviews with 19 persons diagnosed with psychosis who were interviewed between four and nine times over a period of three years. The findings show that experiences of being alone can be identi…
Perceptions of Urinary Incontinence Among Syrian Christian Women Living in Sweden
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the perception of urinary incontinence (UI) among Syrian women living in Sweden. Design: A qualitative, descriptive design with focus group discussions (FGDs) was used and analyzed with content analysis. Fourteen Syrian women were interviewed in three FGDs. Findings: Three categories emerged, “Thoughts on UI,” “Managing UI,” and “Communication With the Health Care System.” Among the interviewees,…
After the Asylum? The New Institutional Landscape
The Ibic – a tool for social work? Social documentation, language, and persons with psychiatric disabilities
In recent years, many municipalities in Sweden are using a standardised method – the ‘Individual’s Needs in Focus’ (IBIC) for investigating needs of social support, as recommended by the National Board of Health and Welfare. The model is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), with a so called ‘biopsychosocial’ approach and predefined categories and classifications. The article takes a critical persp…
Children with disabilities in Swedish child welfare – a differentiating and disabling practice
Research shows that children with disabilities are victims of violence and abuse to a higher extent than other children and thus need support from social services. In Sweden, cooperation between two different social services units is required to support children with disabilities in socially vulnerable families. In this study, we have examined the intersection between children and disability in a Swedish social services context from the perspecti…
A time-geographic approach for visualizing the paths of intervention for persons with severe mental illness
Living conditions for persons with severe mental illness (SMI) in Sweden have changed dramatically in recent decades, mainly due to the closure of mental hospitals in the 1990s and the subsequent development of community-based interventions. Thereby, people with SMI have experienced care interventions in various forms, which vary according to how the treatment is institutionally organised over the years. There is, however, a lack of knowledge con…
The role of the administrative process and its prerequisites for supporting people with psychiatric disabilities
This article focuses on the administrative process of daily living support for people with psychiatric disabilities and whether the IBIC (the Individual's Needs in Focus) method contributes to supportive social work characterised by flexibility in time, place and activities. Function-based specialisation, which separates investigation and decision-making from the execution of interventions, requires the exchange of information. The IBIC is design…
The Stockholm Follow-up Study of Users Diagnosed with Psychosis (Supp)
Since the 1970s, psychiatric care in the western world has undergone fundamental changes known as de-institutionalisation. This has changed the living conditions for people with severe mental illness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the living conditions and utilisation of care and social services for a group of people in Sweden with diagnosis of psychosis over a 10-year period, 2004-2013. During this period, psychiatric care decreas…
Aloneness and loneliness – persons with severe mental illness and experiences of being alone
People with severe mental illness (SMI) are often described as lonely and socially incapable – an inability resulting from the mental illness. The aim of this article is to explore experiences of being alone among persons with SMI. The article is based on interviews with 19 persons diagnosed with psychosis who were interviewed between four and nine times over a period of three years. The findings show that experiences of being alone can be identi…
Perceptions of Urinary Incontinence Among Syrian Christian Women Living in Sweden
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the perception of urinary incontinence (UI) among Syrian women living in Sweden. Design: A qualitative, descriptive design with focus group discussions (FGDs) was used and analyzed with content analysis. Fourteen Syrian women were interviewed in three FGDs. Findings: Three categories emerged, “Thoughts on UI,” “Managing UI,” and “Communication With the Health Care System.” Among the interviewees,…
Aloneness and loneliness – persons with severe mental illness and experiences of being alone
People with severe mental illness (SMI) are often described as lonely and socially incapable – an inability resulting from the mental illness. The aim of this article is to explore experiences of being alone among persons with SMI. The article is based on interviews with 19 persons diagnosed with psychosis who were interviewed between four and nine times over a period of three years. The findings show that experiences of being alone can be identi…
After the Asylum? The New Institutional Landscape
A time-geographic approach for visualizing the paths of intervention for persons with severe mental illness
Living conditions for persons with severe mental illness (SMI) in Sweden have changed dramatically in recent decades, mainly due to the closure of mental hospitals in the 1990s and the subsequent development of community-based interventions. Thereby, people with SMI have experienced care interventions in various forms, which vary according to how the treatment is institutionally organised over the years. There is, however, a lack of knowledge con…
Children with disabilities in Swedish child welfare – a differentiating and disabling practice
Research shows that children with disabilities are victims of violence and abuse to a higher extent than other children and thus need support from social services. In Sweden, cooperation between two different social services units is required to support children with disabilities in socially vulnerable families. In this study, we have examined the intersection between children and disability in a Swedish social services context from the perspecti…
A longitudinal study of men and women diagnosed with psychosis
The Stockholm Follow-up Study of Users Diagnosed with Psychosis (Supp)
Since the 1970s, psychiatric care in the western world has undergone fundamental changes known as de-institutionalisation. This has changed the living conditions for people with severe mental illness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the living conditions and utilisation of care and social services for a group of people in Sweden with diagnosis of psychosis over a 10-year period, 2004-2013. During this period, psychiatric care decreas…
The Ibic – a tool for social work? Social documentation, language, and persons with psychiatric disabilities
In recent years, many municipalities in Sweden are using a standardised method – the ‘Individual’s Needs in Focus’ (IBIC) for investigating needs of social support, as recommended by the National Board of Health and Welfare. The model is based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), with a so called ‘biopsychosocial’ approach and predefined categories and classifications. The article takes a critical persp…
Client participation in the investigation process – communication and standardised methods in the social services
The role of the administrative process and its prerequisites for supporting people with psychiatric disabilities
This article focuses on the administrative process of daily living support for people with psychiatric disabilities and whether the IBIC (the Individual's Needs in Focus) method contributes to supportive social work characterised by flexibility in time, place and activities. Function-based specialisation, which separates investigation and decision-making from the execution of interventions, requires the exchange of information. The IBIC is design…
Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Work (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (3 works)