Needs of carers of people with long-term mental illness in Mid Glamorgan

Cohen, David; Thomas, Lisa

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“…The relationship between mental health services and carers can be uneasy, with relatives often expressing criticism of the relationship with health professionals (MacInnes, 1998). Cohen and Thomas (1996) reported that families receive too little information from mental health services about psychosis, which increases carers' sense of burden and distress. There has been a call for an improvement in the level and quality of information that carers receive from professionals (Pryjmachuk, 1996).…”

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What do carers of people with psychosis need from mental health services? Exploring the views of carers, service users and professionals

Askey

Holmshaw

Gamble

et al. 2009

Journal of Family Therapy

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The development of anti-psychotic medications and deinstitutionalization has shifted the primary focus of mental health treatment from hospital to the community. As a consequence, carers have become an integral part of the care system (Thornicroft and Tansella, 2005). Historically, interventions for families with people with psychosis have tended to focus on service user outcomes that attempt to reduce or prevent relapse (Askey et al., 2007). As a consequence, carers often feel ignored or marginalized by services (Shepherd et al., 1995; Beck and Minghella, 1998; Henwood, 1998). This problem has recently been recognized, and it has been highlighted that there is a need for more involvement with carers of clients with mental illness (DoH, 1999). However, there continues to be a lack of knowledge about carers' needs and how professionals specifically meet carers' needs (Chambers et al., 2001). This article presents the results of a study aimed at exploring the views and experiences of carers, service users and professionals with regard to what carers of people with psychosis need from mental health services. It will initially review the literature on carer burden and needs, as well as interventions such as family intervention and carers' assessments/care plans which have been developed to address carer needs

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What do carers of people with psychosis need from mental health services? Exploring the views of carers, service users and professionals

Askey

Holmshaw

Gamble

et al. 2009

Journal of Family Therapy

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“…In the past, the relationship between professional groups and relatives has been uneasy, with relatives often expressing criticism of the relationship with health professionals. Cohen & Thomas (1996) reported that families receive too little information from professionals about the patient, particularly when the family act as caregivers. Francell et al (1988) also stated that families experience profound burdens as a result of their interactions with the health services.…”

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The differences between health professionals in assessing levels of caregiver burden

MacInnes

1998

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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This study examined the ways in which 44 different health professionals appraised a series of comments from those relatives who were the main caregivers of people with schizophrenia. The comments reflected different dimensions of caregiver burden, and were used to develop a questionnaire. The respondents were given 60 different quotes from caregivers, and asked to rate the burden severity of each burden quoted, in three different scenarios that could apply: the burden happening once, the burden happening on a regular basis, and the burden happening in conjunction with other problems. The results were analysed in relation to the question as to whether there were differences in the ratings of different demographic groups within the professional sample undertaking the questionnaire. The results showed that there were wide areas of agreement between the different demographic groups in the study. However, there were a number of differences in burden ratings relating to caregivers' concerns over patients' thoughts and behaviours, and also to the caregivers' annoyance with health services. There were also some specific areas of difference between male and female professionals, nursing and non-nursing professionals, and between those with five years experience or less, and those professionals with over five years experience.

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Needs of carers of people with long-term mental illness in Mid Glamorgan

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What do carers of people with psychosis need from mental health services? Exploring the views of carers, service users and professionals

What do carers of people with psychosis need from mental health services? Exploring the views of carers, service users and professionals

The differences between health professionals in assessing levels of caregiver burden

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