Young adults’ childhood experiences of support when living with a parent with a mental illness

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 444-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Nilsson ◽  
Lisa Gustafsson ◽  
Margaretha Jenholt Nolbris
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Main Category ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Need For Support

There are several concerns in relation to children living with a parent suffering from a mental illness. In such circumstances, the health-care professionals need to involve the whole family, offering help to the parents on parenting as well as support for their children. These children are often helped by participating in meetings that provide them with contact with others with similar experiences. The aim of this study was to investigate young adults’ childhood experiences of support groups when living with a mentally ill parent. Seven young women were chosen to participate in this study. A qualitative descriptive method was chosen. The main category emerged as ‘the influence of life outside the home because of a parent’s mental illness’ from the two generic categories: ‘a different world’ and ‘an emotion-filled life’. The participants’ friends did not know that their parent was ill and they ‘always had to…take responsibility for what happened at home’. These young adults appreciated the support group activities they participated in during their childhood, stating that the meetings had influenced their everyday life as young adults. Despite this, they associated their everyday life with feelings of being different. This study highlights the need for support groups for children whose parents suffer from mental illness.

Can employment in a café change Clientele Attitude towards the staff when they are Persons with Mental Illness?

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402199006
Author(s):  
Sailaxmi - Gandhi ◽  
Sangeetha Jayaraman ◽  
Thanapal Sivakumar ◽  
Annie P John ◽  
Anoop Joseph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background: Clientele’s attitude toward Persons with Mental Illness (PwMI) changes over a period of time. The aim of this study was to explore and understand how and whether perception about PwMI changes when they are seen working like persons without mental illness among those availing services of ROSes café at NIMHANS, Bengaluru. Methods: The descriptive research design was adopted with purposive sampling. Community Attitude toward Mentally Ill (CAMI) a self -administered questionnaire of was administered to measure the clientele attitude towards staff with mental illness in ROSes Café (Recovery Oriented Services). A total of 256 subjects availing services from the ROSes café recruited in the study. Chi-square and Mann–Whitney U test was computed to see the association and differences on selected variables. Results: The present study results showed that subjects had a positive attitude seen in health care professionals in the domains of benevolence (BE) (28.68 ± 3.00) and community mental health ideology (CMHI) (31.53 ± 3.19), whereas non-health care professionals had showed negative attitude in the domain of authoritarianism (AU) (30.54 ± 3.42) and social restrictiveness (SR) (30.18 ± 3.05). Education, employment, marital, income, and working status were significantly associated with CAMI domains. Conclusion: PwMI also can work like people without mental illness when the opportunities are provided. The community needs to regard mental illness in the same manner as chronic physical illness diabetes mellitus and allow PwMI to live a life of dignity by creating and offering opportunities to earn livelihood which would help them recover with their illnesses.

A Beginners' Guide to Setting up a Relatives' Support Group for Carers of Elderly People with a Mental Illness

1989 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-107
Author(s):  
Sue Penna
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Future Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
Set Up

This article discusses the need for support groups for the carers of elderly people with a mental illness, and offers suggestions on how to set up and run a relatives' support group. It is hoped that it may not only encourage those working in this field to set up similar groups but also provoke discussion on the future development of such groups.

scholarly journals Young Adults and Their Families Living With Mental Illness: Evaluation of the Usefulness of Family-Centered Support Conversations in Community Mental Health care Settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-314
Author(s):  
Lisbeth Kjelsrud Aass ◽  
Hege Skundberg-Kletthagen ◽  
Agneta Schrøder ◽  
Øyfrid Larsen Moen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Community Mental Health Care ◽  
Family Nursing ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Centered

The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of Family-Centered Support Conversations (FCSC) offered in community mental health care in Norway to young adults and their families experiencing mental illness. The FCSC is a family nursing intervention based on the Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models and the Illness Beliefs Model and is focused on how family members can be supportive to each other, how to identify strengths and resources of the family, and how to share and reflect on the experiences of everyday life together while living with mental illness. Interviews were conducted with young adults and their family members in Norway who had received the FCSC intervention and were analyzed using phenomenography. Two descriptive categories were identified: “Facilitating the sharing of reflections about everyday life” and “Possibility of change in everyday life.” The family nursing conversations about family structure and function in the context of mental illness allowed families to find new meanings and possibilities in everyday life. Health care professionals can play an important role in facilitating a safe environment for young adults and their families to talk openly about the experience of living with and managing mental illness.

scholarly journals Paramedics’ clinical judgment and mental health assessments in emergency contexts: Research, practice, and tools of the trade

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramon Shaban
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
Community Interest ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Health Assessments

Mental health and illness are global health priorities. International reforms of mental health care systems repeatedly call for increased participation of a wide range of health, welfare, and disability professionals and organisations in providing services to people with mental disorders. There are increasing needs to improve mental health skills of all health-care professionals, improve coordination of services provided to consumers of mental health services and their and carers, and foster greater community interest and involvement in mental health issues. Despite this, the roles of paramedics and contributions they can make to the care of the mentally ill in the wider continuum of health care have not been fully recognised. Traditionally, the work of paramedics has been limited to managing specific conditions such as suicide. The reasons for this are many and varied, but one consequence of it is that research into paramedic judgment and decision-making of mental illness is rare. This paper will present a review of key research examining mental health assessments in the emergency care context, with a specific focus on paramedics. It will examine the use of mental assessment tools or instruments by ambulance and emergency medical personnel and highlight the needs for future research into this important area of health-care. Central to global mental health reforms is the preparedness of health care professionals, including paramedics, to recognise, assess, and manage mental illness in everyday practice and the sufficiency of education and training programs, clinical standards, policy, and legislation to ensure quality and accountability in the care of the mentally ill.

The mentally ill and their impact on family caregivers: A qualitative case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 461-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azlinda Azman ◽  
Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh ◽  
Jamalludin Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Family ◽  
Financial Burdens ◽  
The Impact

The impact of mental illness is profound. This qualitative study aims to explore the impact experienced by family caregivers who provide care to relatives with mental illness. A total of 15 family caregivers from the state of Kedah in Malaysia participated in this study. The findings indicated that the family caregivers experienced four types of negative impact, including financial burdens and social, psychological and physical health. This study suggests that the family caregivers should engage in support groups to obtain emotional support and the required information from other caregivers who have similar experiences in caring for individuals with mental illness.

Stigmatisation of mental illness in the workplace: evidence and consequences

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 102-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Bezborodovs ◽  
G. Thornicroft
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Workplace Stigma

SummaryWork plays an important part in everyday life. For people experiencing mental health problems employment may both provide a source of income, improved self-esteem and stability, and influence the course and outcomes of the disorder. Yet in many countries the work-place consistently surfaces as the context where people with mental health problems feel stigmatised and discriminated the most. This paper will review the existing evidence of stigma and discrimination in the workplace, consider the consequences of workplace stigma on the lives of people experiencing mental health problems, and discuss implications for further action.

Socio Demographic and Clinical Profile of Indoor Female Patients of RINPAS

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Rajni Suri ◽  
Anshu Suri ◽  
Neelam Kumari ◽  
Amool R. Singh ◽  
Manisha Kiran
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional

The role of women is very crucial in our society. She cares for her parents, partner, children and other relatives. She performs all types of duties in family and also in the society without any expectations. Because of playing many roles, women often face many challenges in their life including both physical and mental. Mental health problems affect women and men equally, but some problems are more common among women including both physical and mental health problems. Aim of the study - The present study is aimed to describe and compare the clinical and socio-demographic correlates of female mentally ill patients. Methods and Materials: The study includes 180 female mentally ill patients based on cross sectional design and the sample for the study was drawn purposively. A semi structured socio-demographic data sheet was prepared to collect relevant information as per the need of the study. Result: The present study reveals that the socio-demographic factors contribute a vital role in mental illness. Findings also showed that majority of patients had mental problems in the age range of 20-30 have high rate. Illiterate and primary level of education and daily wage working women as well as low and middle socio-economic status women are more prone to have mental illness. Other factors like marital status, type of family and religion etc also important factors for mental illness. Keywords: Socio demographic profile, female, psychiatric patient

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