Integrative and disintegrative processes at both the societal and the individual level can be understood and empirically studied by egocentric network approach. In this session we invite papers that concentrate on methodological issues as well studies that actually use egocentric network data to explain social integration processes. The accepted and presented papers are also welcome for future submission for a thematic issue, Network and Integration processes in EJMH (European Journal of Mental Health) to be published in 2017.