Childhood Experience and Depression

1969 ◽  
Vol 115 (525) ◽  
pp. 883-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Abrahams ◽  
F. A. Whitlock
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Parental Loss ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experience ◽  
The Family ◽  
Childhood Deprivation

The possibility of a relationship between early parental loss and mental illness, suicide, or delinquency in later life is a well-known, although by no means universally accepted, theory. In this investigation, we have attempted to compare patients with carefully matched controls and to investigate, when possible, the various categories of depression separately. Also, as we felt that a study concerned with childhood deprivation based solely on the physical absence of parents would tell us little of the daily emotional experiences of the child, we have attempted to take into account the quality of the family relationships present in childhood.

scholarly journals Perception, Process, and Perspectives of Caring for Family Members with Mental Illness: A Meta-Synthesis

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Iril I Panes ◽  
Cyruz P. Tuppal ◽  
Mark Donald C. Reñosa ◽  
Ma. Elizabeth P. Baua
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Family Empowerment ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
The Family ◽  
Perceived Effects ◽  
Perception Process

Background: The care for people with mental illness falls on the family and community. The support system is a quintessential aspect of patient’s recuperation. However, some families experience the feeling of burden, loss, and stigma having a significant impact on the family’s quality of life.Purpose: This meta-synthesis explored the available literature on the experiences of the family about mental illness.Methods: A web-based literature search was conducted. An initial 1,952 studies were retrieved from Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Ovid-based MEDLINE. Six qualitative studies were included in the review.Results: Findings revealed that family empowerment as the grand theme emerged from the perceived effects of mental illness on the family, the process of coping and their perspectives on family empowerment.Conclusion: Family empowerment offers an openness, readiness, and acceptance towards a holistic care for a family member with a mental illness.

Emerging Adult Siblings of Individuals with Schizophrenia: Experiences with Family Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 2002-2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian M. Graves ◽  
Christina N. Marsack-Topolewski ◽  
Janet Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Emerging Adult ◽  
Adult Siblings ◽  
Family Crisis ◽  
The Family ◽  
Relational Closeness

The developmental process of siblings of individuals with schizophrenia can be complicated due to crises, as well as numerous individual and familial changes. This qualitative study uses grounded theory techniques to analyze the lived experiences of emerging adult siblings (ages 18–30 years) of individuals with schizophrenia. We conducted 23 one-on-one intensive interviews with sibling participants, using open-ended questions and prompts. Based on the results of the analysis, themes emerged from interview responses related to the influence of the family’s coping style during times of crisis and the quality of the family relationships. Findings suggested that parental attunement was correlated with relational closeness in the family, even if parents struggled to master the tasks related to crisis management. To assist siblings and their families in maintaining relationships and to assist with coping, practitioners need to support families around developing developmentally sensitive coping techniques that include all members of the family.

scholarly journals RELATION BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF FAMILY RELATIONS OF STUDENTS AND SELECTED FIELD OF STUDY

2017 ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Milica Tosic Radev ◽  
Dušan Todorović
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Early Experience ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Selection Of

Early experience, forms of behaviour that parents expressed towards a child and the family environment in which a child grew up have a significant effect on the formulation of attitudes, needs and interests that later on influence professional orientation and the choice of occupation (Roe, 1956).The research was conducted on a sample of 448 students from 6 different faculties and attempt to examine the possible connection between the quality of family relationships of the student and  his/her professional interests, evaluated through education type, i.e. through selection of the field of study.  The quality of family relationships were operationalized by the Family quality of interactions scale - KOBI (Vulić - Prtorić, 2004).The results indicated differences in the expression of family dimensions between students of different faculties. The students of detached, technical sciences have a weaker feeling of having their mother’s acceptance, while the individuals from the group of students with the strongest feeling of rejection from both parents choose the field of psychology for their studies. Our results indicate the existence of differences between the subsamples of students in their experience of the family that go beyond gender differences, and suggest the need for further, more detailed research which could discover deeper, inner initiators that guide an individual’s choice of profession. 

Il disegno della famiglia in bambini italiani e tailandesi vittime di abuso sessuale: uno studio esplorativo

2009 ◽  
pp. 151-163
Author(s):  
Chiara Ionio ◽  
Manuela Sberna
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Drawing Test ◽  
Graphic Representations ◽  
The Family ◽  
Sexually Abused Children

- The family drawing test is currently considered by many authors a useful tool in identifying the overall quality of family relationships in cases of sexual abuse. It was conducted a pilot study with the aim of highlight the role played by both environmental and innate features of graphic representations of sexually abused children. This study compared family drawing tests made by Italian (N = 24) and Thailand (N = 17) children victims of sexual abuse, aged between 6 and 13 years. Our data highlight that the Family drawing test can be considered, a useful tool to analyze cognitive, affective and emotional health of the child, in both cultural contexts examined. This research also shown that the test can be used as a mean of detecting the child's own perception of his family and his social background.Key-words: family drawing test, sexual abuse, cultural differences, graphic-formal sign, content sign.Parole chiave: disegno della famiglia, abuso sessuale, differenze culturali, indicatori grafico- formali, indicatori di contenuto

THE SATISFACTION WITH FAMILY RELATIONS OF LATGALE INHABITANTS’ IN CONTEXT OF FEELING OF HAPPINESS

2016 ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Ēriks Kalvāns
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Theoretical Interpretation ◽  
Research Article ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Ideal

The aim of this scientific research article is to describe the satisfaction with family relations of Latgale inhabitants’, as well as illustrate how this factor affects their feeling of happiness.Family relations as one of the most important factors influencing happiness are highlighted in many studies of positive psychology. Because of this author of this article chose to investigate this theoretical knowledge in Latgale region. The theoretical interpretation of the happiness phenomenon is based on the findings of positive psychology, according to which happiness is defined as a life satisfaction and positive evaluation of his life and positive emotions over negative emotions.The author developed methodology „Family, Job, State” and „Oxford happiness questionnaire” adapted by the author to Latvian culture and socio-demographic survey, were used in the research paper. It was found out that Latgale inhabitants are satisfied with their family relationships. However, the happy inhabitants of Latgale are characterized by greater correspondence between the ideal requirements of the social relationships in the family and family’s emotional background and satisfaction with the actual quality of these factors, than the unhappy inhabitants of Latgale region.

Evaluation of families with a member with mental illness: a bibliographic study

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
João Batista Silva Filho ◽  
Adriana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira ◽  
Eliany Nazaré Oliveira ◽  
Cibelly Aliny Lima Siqueira Freitas ◽  
Juliana Gomes Nogueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Mental Patients ◽  
The Family ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Bibliographic Study

ABSTRACTObjective: to analyze surveys, available electronically, addressing the evaluation of families with a member with mental illness in the period 2000 to 2010. Methodology: this is a literature search in databases: LILACS, SciELO and BDENF. Inclusion criteria were considered studies that focused on assessment of families, published in English in the period 2000-2010, which had the subject of healthcare professionals and family members of clients with mental illness. Results: the survey with the word Calgary and the descriptors Family Relations and Mental Patients selected nine articles. These studies, most were qualitative studies, which reported the importance of social rehabilitation of the person with mental disorder. The articles analyzed culminated in four themes, which addressed the Psychiatric Reform, living with a mental patient, family burden and the contribution of health professionals to the family of the mental patients. Conclusion: this study indicates the need for nursing to promote more studies focused on evaluation of families with members with mental suffering, based on Calgary model - that according to the analyzed material proves to be a valid and reliable instrument for care in the family. Descriptors: family relationships; mental patients; nursing.RESUMOObjetivo: analisar pesquisas, disponíveis eletronicamente, que abordem a avaliação de famílias com um membro com doença mental, no período de 2000 a 2010. Metodologia: trata-se de uma pesquisa bibliográfica nas bases de dados: LILACS, BDENF e ScieLO. Como critérios de inclusão foram considerados estudos que abordassem avaliação de famílias, divulgados em língua portuguesa, no período de 2000 a 2010, que tivessem como sujeitos profissionais da saúde e familiares de clientes com transtorno mental. Resultados: a pesquisa realizada com a palavra Calgary e com os descritores Relações familiares e Doentes mentais selecionou nove artigos. Desses estudos, a maior parte foram pesquisas qualitativas, que relataram a importância da reinserção social do sujeito com transtorno mental. Os artigos analisados culminaram em quatro categorias temáticas, que abordaram a Reforma Psiquiátrica, a convivência com um doente mental, sobrecarga familiar e a contribuição dos profissionais de saúde para com a família de doentes mentais. Conclusão: a pesquisa evidencia a necessidade de a enfermagem promover mais estudos voltados à avaliação de famílias com membros em sofrimento mental, baseada no Modelo Calgary visto que segundo os materiais analisados demonstra ser um instrumento válido e confiável para o cuidado na família. Descritores: relações familiares; doentes mentais; enfermagem.RESUMENObjetivo: analizar investigaciones, disponibles electrónicamente, que aborden la evaluación de familias con un miembro con enfermedad mental, en el periodo de 2000 a 2010. Metodología: se trata de una investigación bibliográfica en las bases de datos: LILACS, BDENF y ScieLO. Como criterios de inclusión fueron considerados estudios que abordasen: evaluaciónes de familias, divulgados en lengua portuguesa, en el período de 2000 a 2010, que tuviesen como sujetos profesionales de salud y familiares de clientes con trastorno mental. Resultados: la investigación realizada con la palabra Calgary y con los descriptores Relaciones familiares y Enfermos mentales seleccionó nueve artículos. De estos estudios, la mayor parte fueron investigaciones cualitativas, que relataron la importancia de la reinserción social del sujeto con trastorno mental. Los artículos analizados culminaron en cuatro categorías temáticas, que abordaron la Reforma Psiquiátrica, la convivencia con un enfermo mental, sobrecarga familiar y la contribución de los profesionales de salud con la familia de enfermos mentales. Conclusión: la investigación evidencia la necesidad de que la enfermería promueva más estudios dirigidos a la evaluación de familias con miembros con sufrimiento mental, basada en el Modelo Calgary ya que según los materiales analizados demuestra ser un instrumento válido y confiable para el cuidado en la familia. Descriptores: relaciones familiares; enfermos mentales; enfermería.

scholarly journals Receiving Support and Care in Older Age: Comparing LAT Relationships With First Marriages, Remarriages, and Cohabitation

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (13) ◽  
pp. 1786-1807
Author(s):  
Marjolein Broese van Groenou ◽  
Saskia te Riele ◽  
Jenny de Jong Gierveld
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Fertility Survey ◽  
Partner Relationship ◽  
Daily Care ◽  
The Family ◽  
To Receive

Living apart together (LAT) combines intimacy with autonomy and flexibility but, possibly, with lower commitment to exchanging support and care compared with first marriages, remarriages, and cohabitation of older adults. Data from 50- to 79-year-old respondents in the Family and Fertility Survey 2013 (Statistics Netherlands; N = 4,108) showed that older LAT partners are most often involved in exchanging emotional support. No differences were found in the receipt of daily care. Multivariate analyses showed that receiving support and care from the partner was associated with more health problems, higher quality of the partner relationship, and a broader support network. When in poor health, LAT partners were less likely to receive daily care, but not emotional support, from their partner compared with the other types. Partner relationships in later life are well equipped to provide emotional support, but partner care is facilitated largely by help from others.

scholarly journals Elder family financial exploitation: Family relationships are never the same

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 770-771
Author(s):  
Athena Chung Yin Chan ◽  
Marlene Stum
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Relationship Themes ◽  
Financial Exploitation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract Millions of families are affected by elder family financial exploitation (EFFE), but the consequences for lifelong intergenerational family relationships and family functioning remain largely unexamined (i.e., parent/child, siblings). This study examines the consequences of experiencing EFFE on the quality of family relationships from the perspective of non-victim, non-perpetrator concerned family members (CFMs). Data from a larger EFFE mixed-methods study were utilized. A voluntary sample of 28 CFMs who had experienced EFFE participated in semi-structured, in-depth interviews and brief surveys. Analysis included identifying quality of family relationship themes from data related to differences EFFE has made in their family. Participating CFMs were primarily adult children of older victims, and siblings of the primary perpetrators. The findings reflect three patterns of changes in quality of family relationships between the CFMs and other family members, including: (a) Restoring trust and recovery within the family, (b) Alliances and taking sides, and (c) Estrangement and cutoff. While families were never the same after experiencing the exploitation, for some was a healing process to accept the family situation and restore and repair trust. Redefining who would be family moving forward was a focus for some families when perpetrators and CFMs took sides and formed allies with others. In the most dramatic changes, siblings, parents and others became cutoff and isolated from other family members. While a loss of relationship quality was common, strengthening of relationships also occurred. Understanding EFFE from an ecological family systems perspective can help to inform needed EFFE interventions, both processes and outcomes.

Being alone in later life: loneliness, social isolation and living alone

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Victor ◽  
Sasha Scambler ◽  
John Bond ◽  
Ann Bowling
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
Definition Of

IntroductionThe context for the review of loneliness and social isolation in later life is that of ‘successful aging’ and ‘quality of life’. The term ‘quality of life‘ includes a broad range of areas of life and there is little agreement about the definition of the term. Models of quality of life range from identification of ‘life satisfaction’ or ‘social wellbeing’ to models based upon concepts of independence, control, and social and cognitive competence. However, regardless of how the concept of quality of life is defined, research has consistently demonstrated the importance of social and family relationships in the definition of a ‘good quality of life’.

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