Practical Interview Strategies for Building an Alliance with the Families of Patients who have Severe Mental Illness

Murray-Swank, Aaron; Dixon, Lisa B.; Stewart, Bette

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2007.01.004

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“…An estimated 30–65% of adults with serious mental illness live with family members (Murray‐Swank, Dixon, & Stewart, ). A patient's living situation has been found to vary significantly across ethnic groups.…”

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Hope and Burden among Latino Families of Adults with Schizophrenia

2013

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This study examined hope and family burden among Latino families of individuals with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 54 family members, one family member per outpatient adult recruited from public mental health programs in a diverse urban community. Hierarchical linear regression analyses were used to test the hypothesis that the family member’s increased hope for the patient’s future would be associated with decreased family burden beyond effects explained by the patient’s length of illness and severity of symptoms. Results supported the study hypothesis. Family hope for the patient’s future was associated with four of five types of family burden. Findings point to the prominent role of hope as a source of resilience for Latino families dealing with severe mental illness of a loved one.

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Hope and Burden among Latino Families of Adults with Schizophrenia

2013

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“…In addition, the phenomena of stigmatization ( 39 , 40 ) and ‘burnout’ of family members make these patients feel deprived of family and social support and report a number of problems in the interpersonal domain. Results of numeorus studies have shown the signifficant effect of social and family support on better social functioning in patients with schizophrenia ( 41 , 42 ).…”

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Factors Associated with Depression in Patients with Schizophrenia

Golubovic

Gajic

Ivetić

et al. 2020

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The aim of this study was to analyze risk factors present in schizophrenic patients with depressive symptomatology. The sample comprised of 76 respondents diagnosed with schizophrenia. In the study, we used the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia. The prevalence of depression was estimated to be 30%. The mean scores on the negative subscale of the PANSS were significantly higher in patients with schizophrenia and depression compared to control group (U=3.64, p=0.00), and so were those on the General Psychopathology Scale (U=4.91, p=0.00). Socio-demographic factors were identified as important factors (p<0.05). Personal and environmental factors such as loneliness, immediate social environment, social support and isolation were statistically significantly different between the groups (p<0.05). There was a correlation of poor compliance with psycho-pharmacotherapy, increased number of hospitalizations and shorter remission period with the severity of clinical presentation (p<0.05). Since the presence of these factors is associated with depression in schizophrenia, their early detection in clinical practice is vital to ensure timely prevention of the development of depressive symptomatology.

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“…In these situations, mental health courts may need to explore alternative living situations for this group. At a minimum, mental health courts should work with mental health case managers to ensure they are providing close supervision of living situations and working with family members on how to best cope with the mental health court defendants living in their homes (Copeland, 2007; Hyde, 1997; Katz et al, 2015; Kontio et al, 2017; Murray-Swank et al, 2007). Race and marital status were not associated with differences in mental health court defendants by type of crime.…”

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The Role of Mental Health Courts in Mitigating Family Violence

Linhorst

Kondrat

Eikenberry

et al. 2020

J Interpers Violence

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Mental health courts are one potential means to mitigate violence against family members by people with mental illness. This study identified the rate at which cases of family violence come before a mental health court and the success of defendants charged with assaulting family members. In a sample of 1,456 defendants eligible to participate in a mental health court, descriptive statistics were used to report rates of admission of defendants charged with assaulting family members and their characteristics; a static group design was used to compare post-program rearrests among defendants who assaulted family members who successfully completed the program, who did not complete the program, and who did not participate despite being eligible; and logistic regression was used to determine the effect of participation on rearrest when controlling for demographic and clinical factors. The study found that family violence occurred in 24.7% of admitted cases. Most eligible defendants who assaulted family members (75.8%) participated in the court program, and among those who did, 72.2% successfully completed the program. Defendants who assaulted family members and had a positive program termination had a much lower rate of rearrest post-program completion compared with those who did not complete the program or did not participate despite being eligible, a finding that held when controlling for other factors. This study suggests that mental health courts can be an effective option for mitigating family violence committed by people with mental illness.

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Practical Interview Strategies for Building an Alliance with the Families of Patients who have Severe Mental Illness

Cited by 16 publications

References 2 publications

Hope and Burden among Latino Families of Adults with Schizophrenia

Hope and Burden among Latino Families of Adults with Schizophrenia

Factors Associated with Depression in Patients with Schizophrenia

The Role of Mental Health Courts in Mitigating Family Violence

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