Siblings of Adults with Mental Retardation or Mental Illness: Effects on Lifestyle and Psychological Well-Being

1997 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marsha Mailick Seltzer ◽  
Jan S. Greenberg ◽  
Marty Wyngaarden Krauss ◽  
Rachel M. Gordon ◽  
Katherine Judge
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being

The Differential Effects of Social Support on the Psychological Well-Being of Aging Mothers of Adults with Mental Illness or Mental Retardation

1997 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan S. Greenberg ◽  
Marsha Mailick Seltzer ◽  
Marty Wyngaarden Krauss ◽  
Hea-Won Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Adults With Mental Illness

scholarly journals Spirituality and Employment in Recovery from Severe and Persistent Mental Illness and Psychological Well-Being

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Jesús Saiz ◽  
María Galilea ◽  
Antonio J. Molina ◽  
María Salazar ◽  
Tiffany J. Barsotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Job Skills ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Persistent Mental Illness

People diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) face multiple vulnerabilities, including when seeking employment. Among SPMI patients, studies show that a stronger sense of spirituality can help to reduce psychotic symptoms, increase social integration, reduce the risk of suicide attempts and promote adherence to psychiatric treatment. This study examined how the variables spirituality and employment affect the recovery process and psychological well-being of people with SPMI who attend employment recovery services. The sample consisted of 64 women and men diagnosed with an SPMI. The assessment instruments included the Recovery Assessment Scale, Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale, Work Motivation Questionnaire, Daily Spiritual Experience Scale, and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-Sp12). Hierarchical regression analyses were performed to compare three different models for each dependent variable (recovery and psychological well-being). The findings showed that job skills predicted psychological well-being and recovery. When spiritual variables were included in the model, job skills dropped out and the dimension meaning/peace of the FACIT-Sp12 emerged as the only significant predictor variable. Integrating spirituality into recovery programs for people with SPMI may be a helpful complement to facilitate the recovery process and improve psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Acceptance and Avoidance Processes at Different Levels of Psychological Recovery from Enduring Mental Illness

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinicius R. Siqueira ◽  
Lindsay G. Oades
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Clear Correlation ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Psychological Recovery ◽  
Axis I ◽  
Psychological Acceptance

Objective. This study examined the use of psychological acceptance and experiential avoidance, two key concepts of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), in the psychological recovery process of people with enduring mental illness.Method. Sixty-seven participants were recruited from the metropolitan, regional, and rural areas of New South Wales, Australia. They all presented some form of chronic mental illness (at least 12 months) as reflected in DSM-IV Axis I diagnostic criteria. The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-19) was used to measure the presence of psychological acceptance and experiential avoidance; the Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS) was used to examine the levels of psychological recovery; and the Scales of Psychological Well-Being was used to observe if there are benefits in utilizing psychological acceptance and experiential avoidance in the recovery process.Results. An analysis of objectively quantifiable measures found no clear correlation between the use of psychological acceptance and recovery in mental illness as measured by the RAS. The data, however, showed a relationship between psychological acceptance and some components of recovery, thereby demonstrating its possible value in the recovery process.Conclusion. The major contribution of this research was the emerging correlation that was observed between psychological acceptance and positive levels of psychological well-being among individuals with mental illness.

Perceived Discrimination, Internalized Stigma and Psychological Well-Being of People with Mental Illness

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Pérez-Garín ◽  
Fernando Molero ◽  
Arjan E.R. Bos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Internalized Stigma ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Affect Balance ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Individual Discrimination

AbstractThe present study examines the relationships between perceived discrimination, internalized stigma, and well-being in a sample of people with mental illness. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 213 outpatients from the Spanish public network of social care. Perceived discrimination was positively and significantly correlated with internalized stigma (p < .01 for all measures of perceived discrimination). Blatant individual discrimination, subtle individual discrimination, and internalized stigma were negatively correlated with life satisfaction, affect balance, and psychological well-being (p < .01 for all cases, except for blatant individual discrimination and affect balance, for which is p < .05). Regression and mediation analyses indicate that subtle individual discrimination is the kind of discrimination most negatively associated to the well-being measures (life satisfaction: B = –.18, p < .10; affect balance: B = –.19, p < .10; psychological well-being: B = –.21, p < .05), and that this association is mediated by internalized stigma. Future research should confirm these findings in a longitudinal or experimental model. In light of our findings, we suggest the development and implementation of intervention programs that target subtle discrimination, and point at the importance of implementing programs to reduce internalized stigma.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND COPING STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH MILD MENTAL RETARDATION

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Zapata Analia ◽  
◽  
Marisa Bastida ◽  
Adriana Quiroga ◽  
Salome Charra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
And Coping

Internalized mental illness stigma and subjective well-being: The mediating role of psychological well-being

2015 ◽  
Vol 228 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Pérez-Garín ◽  
Fernando Molero ◽  
Arjan E.R. Bos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Illness Stigma ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mediating Role

Grief Experiences of Parents Whose Children Suffer from Mental Illness

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 88-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Godress ◽  
Salih Ozgul ◽  
Cathy Owen ◽  
Leanne Foley-Evans
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Parental Grief ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

Objective: To examine the grief experience of parents of adult children with a mental illness and its relationship to parental health and well-being and parent child attachment and affective relationship. Methods: Participants were recruited from a variety of organizations throughout Australia that provide support services for sufferers of mental illness and/or for their families. Seventyone participants (62 mothers and nine fathers) all of whom had a child diagnosed with mental illness volunteered to take part in the study. All completed measures of grief, health status and parent-child relationship. Results: Parents reported experiencing grief in relation to their child's illness as evidenced by intrusive thoughts and feelings and avoidance of behaviour as well as difficulties adapting to and distress associated with reminders of the illness. Parental grief appears to reduce over time, but only in some aspects of grief and after an extended period. Increased parental grief was related to lowered psychological well-being and health status and associated with an anxious/ambivalent and a negative affective parent-child relationship. Conclusion: The study provides important insights into the grief experiences of parents following their child's diagnosis with mental illness. The significant relationship between parental grief and parental psychological well-being and health status as well as to parentchild relationship has important implications for health professionals. Foremost amongst these are the need to validate the distress and grief of parents and to better understand how to provide interventions that promote grief work and family bonds while reducing emotional distress and life disruption.

scholarly journals The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy on Psychological Well-Being in Moms of Mental Retarded Children at SLB C Dharma Wanita Pare Kediri

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-300
Author(s):  
Reni Nurhidayah ◽  
Nurafia Zuhara
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Well Being ◽  
T Test ◽  
Average Score ◽  
P Value ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children

Mothers of mentally retarded children have excessive burdens in caring for their children. This is often stressful. Therefore, various therapies are needed and one of them is mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on the psychological well-being of mothers of children with mental retardation. The research design was quasi-experimental with one group pretest posttest approach. The population was all mothers of children with mental retardation in SLB-C Dharma Wanita Pare-Kediri with a sample of 15 respondents taken by purposive sampling technique and using T-test data analysis. From the results of the study, it is known that the average psychological well-being score of mothers in caring for mentally retarded children before the mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy is 80.6 with the lowest score is 78 and the highest is 83, while after that the average score is 117.07 with the lowest score 114 the highest is 123. T-test analysis show of p-value = 0.000 (p-value <0.05,so H0 is rejected). This is due to the provision of mindfulness therapy (full awareness), the mother begins to realize that caring for a child who is experiencing mental retardation is an experience here at this time that must be faced. It was concluded that mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy was effective in improving psychological well-being for mothers of mentally retarded children. It is recommended that the nursing profession adopt mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy to increase psychological well-being for mothers of mentally retarded children.

The role of coping in maintaining the psychological well-being of mothers of adults with intellectual disability and mental illness

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 313-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. W. Kim ◽  
J. S. Greenberg ◽  
M. M. Seltzer ◽  
M. W. Krauss
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being

Psychiatric claws - mental illness in an oncological population

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 988-988
Author(s):  
M. Roque Pereira ◽  
Z. Malta ◽  
S. Mariano
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Disease Status ◽  
Adjustment Disorder ◽  
Well Being ◽  
New Disease ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Oncological Patients

ObjectivesEvaluate a population of individuals with cancer referred to a first psychiatric appointment.MethodsDescriptive and correlation analysis of first assessments of patients during three months.ResultsA significant amount of patients were referred due to prior psychiatric pathology and for being under psychopharmacotherapy. Requests demanding an evaluation under the new disease status were fewer than it would have been expected in this population. Most patients were sent with objective symptoms or high cancer stages. The most frequent diagnosis was adjustment disorder with anxiety or depression, and also depressive disorder.ConclusionsDistress levels in oncological patients demand a focused approach towards the psychological well-being.

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