scholarly journals A child’s perspective of bidirectional impacts of mental illness in families: “It’s like a cold it goes from one of us to the next”

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Michael Frederick Naughton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Initial Phase ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Mental Health Issue ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
School Issues ◽  
Children’S Accounts

Objective: Investigations into the influence of mental illness in families concentrates on how a parent’s mental illness has an effect on their child, but we now know over two thirds of children with a mental health issue also have a parent with a mental illness. This study examines experiences of these children.Methods: Thirty-eight children were interviewed, including two sibling groups. Interview transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis with a number of themes identified.Results: It was clear from children’s accounts that family life presents some unique challenges because of co-existing mental illness. These included social challenges; school issues; and family interactions. Children also postulated ideas on the support that they considered helpful for comparable children and families. The latter included coping strategies, experiences of professionals and support that they would have liked.Conclusions: The voices of these children indicate that interventions should not be considered in isolation and that it is important to focus on bidirectional influences of mental illness. Understanding the perceptions and interpreted realities of children in these families will facilitate more successful outcomes for the whole family. Providing a family-focused, bidirectional approach, is an important initial phase in helping children manage where mental illness is a ubiquitous feature for multiple family members.

scholarly journals Mental illness and recovery: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experiences of Black African service users in England

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 104-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Tuffour ◽  
Alan Simpson ◽  
Lisa Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Black African

Background Research conceptualising recovery is predominantly Eurocentric. This paper develops the conceptualisation of recovery by Black African service users. Aims Our aim was to explore Black African service users’ experiences of recovery from mental illness and to understand how they conceptualise recovery. Methods Using a qualitative research approach and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 Black African service users recovering from mental illness in England. Results Participants conceptualised recovery as a pragmatic and subjective concept distributed across a continuum of clinical, functional and spiritual dimensions, resilience, identity and their social and cultural backgrounds. Conclusions It seems critical for all stakeholders to ensure that these components are embedded in recovery-oriented services for Black African service users.

Children’s experiences of being diagnosed with cancer at the early stages of treatment; an interpretive phenomenological analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Mant ◽  
Angela Kirby ◽  
Kathy J Cox ◽  
Amos Burke
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Diagnosis Of Cancer ◽  
New Diagnosis

Being given a diagnosis of cancer is a significant and highly distressing event for both children and their families, but little research has been done to explore and understand children’s feelings. This study aims to understand from the child’s perspective what it feels like to be told you have cancer, with the hope that increased understanding can lead to improved communication and support for children and families. The study uses qualitative methodology. Six children aged 8–12 years with a new diagnosis of cancer took part in two semi-structured interviews at least one week apart. The interviews were conducted using the draw and write technique. The results were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The report describes the five super-ordinate themes that were identified; initially I felt shocked and scared, chemo is an awful thing, please talk to me; the more I know the better I feel, I will accept treatment and quickly get used to it because I know I will get better and, finally, my family are vital. Implications for clinical practice are discussed. The report highlights the research limitations and areas for future studies.

scholarly journals A parent’s perspective of the bidirectional impact of mental illness in families

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Frederick Naughton ◽  
Darryl Maybery ◽  
Melinda Goodyear
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Parental Mental Illness ◽  
Family Experiences ◽  
Narrative Design ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Impact

Objective: Recent research has found over 70% of children attending a mental health service also have a parent with a mental illness. Research on the impact of mental illness in families focuses primarily on how parental mental illness impacts on children. What is not understood is the experience of parents and children where both have a mental illness. The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of parents where both a child and a parent have a mental illness.Methods: Thirty-seven parents were interviewed using a narrative design to determine their personal and family experiences. Interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis with a number of themes highlighted.Results: Themes particular to this family type were: impact of parental mental illness; specific strategies; bidirectional impacts of mental illness; and intergenerational factors. Also raised were supports parents would have liked. From the narrative of these parents the challenges of families, where both a parent and a child have a mental illness, are highlighted.Conclusions: It is from these interviews, that awareness of clinicians can be raised, and more effective, well-thought-out interventions put in place. Interventions that take account of the bidirectional influences of mental illness will be more successful in meeting the needs of all members of a family. People do not operate in isolation and providing a family focused approach is an essential first step in helping people manage where mental illness is a prevalent factor for different family members.

scholarly journals My sibling’s mental illness: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of experiences of having an adult sibling with a mental illness in semi-rural South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Saville Young ◽  
Raylene Flannigan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Care Work ◽  
Structured Interviews

Background: When there is a lack of resources in the community to support deinstitutionalisation, the siblings of an individual with a mental illness are the ones who are the most affected and vulnerable. Nevertheless, sibling care work is still largely unacknowledged in the mental health sector in low- and middle-income countries.Aim: This article describes and interprets the lived experiences of ‘black’ isiXhosa-speaking individuals having a sibling with a mental illness, to shed light on how mental health professionals might support and sustain the involvement of individuals in the treatment and care of their sibling.Setting: The study was conducted in a semi-rural town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.Methods: The study employed a qualitative research design using interpretative phenomenological analysis as the research method. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed.Results: The findings present interview extracts which give voice to participants’ experiences of financial burden, social burden and stigma, and of engaging with psychiatric treatment while providing care for their mentally ill sibling. Findings also highlight the positive aspects of caring for a sibling with a mental illness.Conclusion: This study specifically highlights the gendered nature of care work and siblings’ increased understanding of mental illness by virtue of their relationship with their brother or sister, thereby possibly pointing to sibling relationships as valuable relational resources for challenging stigma. The study findings suggest that calls for greater cooperation between healing belief systems should include dialogue with western religious belief systems alongside traditional healing belief systems.

scholarly journals The experiences of general practitioner partners living with distress: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 1439-1449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Spiers ◽  
Marta Buszewicz ◽  
Carolyn A Chew-Graham ◽  
Ruth Riley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Practitioner ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Workplace Relationships ◽  
Protected Time ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
The Impact

Doctors, including general practitioners, experience higher levels of mental illness than the general population. General practitioners who are partners in their practices may face heightened stress. In total, 10 general practitioner partners living with work-related distress were interviewed, and transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Three major themes arose: (1) extreme distress, (2) conflicted doctor identity and (3) toxic versus supportive workplace relationships. Participants detailed symptoms of depression, anxiety and burnout; reported conflicted identities; and discussed the impact of bullying partnerships. We recommend that organisational interventions tackling issues such as bullying be implemented and opportunities to debrief be offered as protected time activities to general practitioner partners.

Working in disability employment: An interpretative phenomenological study of experiences of people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia

2021 ◽  
pp. 030802262110394
Author(s):  
Namino Ottewell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychosocial Disability ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Disability Employment

Aim To understand how employees with schizophrenia in disability employment interpret their work experience. Method Nine people with schizophrenia were interviewed. Data were analysed with the interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results All participants regarded themselves as ‘persons with mental illness’. Some participants developed their mental illness identity by realising that working without accommodations is difficult. Although participants found working in the current company comfortable because the supervisors provided appropriate accommodations, they were dissatisfied with low salary. A proportion of the participants felt dissatisfaction with the menial work, which led to low levels of self-esteem as they viewed non-disability employment of higher value. In addition, the present study noted a difference between self-labelling and labelling by others; although participants regarded themselves as ‘persons with mental illness’, they felt reluctant to be viewed as such by others. Most of the participants wanted to work in non-disability employment in future for financial and personal reasons, such as to increase self-esteem. Conclusion It is imperative that benefits and other issues in disability employment for people with psychosocial disability relating to mental illness are explored more broadly in future research. Further, employers must create healthy workplaces, for all employees regardless of disability can benefit from it.

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