The Wife of the Mental Patient and the Hospital Psychiatrist

Deasy, Leila Calhoun; Quinn, Olive W.

doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1955.tb00343.x

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“…When seeking specific information, mental health staff were frequently (but not always) recalled as unforthcoming and, when information was offered, it was often insufficient and sometimes inaccurate. This negative view of professional support resonates with findings by Deasy & Quinn (1955) who also noted the difficulties faced by partners in gaining information from mental health staff. With the caveat that the design of the current investigation focuses on memories of past experience and not on what actually occurred, it is reasonable to infer that the sample of parents studied here felt deprived of essential information that could have enhanced their ability to cope.…”

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Experiences of parents with a son or daughter suffering from schizophrenia

Ferriter

Huband

2003

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

109

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Parents of 22 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, and receiving care in a secure forensic setting, were interviewed to elicit their views on the causes of the disorder, the emotional burden and the helpfulness of others when seeking support. Pathological parenting theories of causation were rated the least important, and biological and life-event models the most. Stress, loss and fear were the most commonly reported reactions. Violence, withdrawal and verbal aggression were most often identified as behaviours causing difficulty. Many participants felt guilt, usually in the absence of being blamed. Family members and self-help groups were recalled as being of most help, and professional staff were considered to be of least help. Parenting a son or daughter with schizophrenia frequently causes considerable emotional distress, often with perception of unhelpful responses from professional staff. Parents often blame themselves for the disorder, even when not blamed by others. Guilt does not appear to arise from belief in a pathological parenting model of schizophrenia. Factors contributing to self-blame in this group are discussed, together with suggestions for appropriate therapeutic intervention.

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Experiences of parents with a son or daughter suffering from schizophrenia

Ferriter

Huband

2003

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

109

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“…Die betreuenden Angehörigen wünschen sich aber eine stärkere Einbeziehung durch das professionelle Team [45,82,83] und insbesondere mehr Gespräche [84]. Die Sicht von Psychiatern dagegen war zumindest in früheren Jahren eine ganz andere [85]: ¹Guteª Ehefrauen von Patienten wurden mit Aussagen beschrieben, wie ¹sie lässt den Arzt mit dem Patienten alleinª oder ¹sie kooperiert mit den Plänen der Klinikª, während eine ¹schlechteª Ehefrau Zuschreibungen erhielt wie ¹sie zeigt Zeichen ihres Kummersª oder ¹sie beansprucht einen groûen Teil der Zeit des Arztesª. Angehörige als Mitleidende akzeptieren und nicht als Leid-Verursachende ausgrenzen, ist aber für eine familienentlastende Ausrichtung der psychiatrischen Arbeit wichtig [86,87].…”

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Belastungen von Angehörigen und ihre Erwartungen an psychiatrische Institutionen

Schmid

Spießl

Vukovich

et al. 2003

Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr

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“…Research with carers of people suffering from a severe mental illness has shown quite consis tently over the last 40 years that families are affected in several aspects of their lives, and that this may cause distress (Deasy & Quinn, 1955;Grad & Sainsbury, 1968;Gibbons et al 1984;MacCarthy et al, 1989). The expression "burden of care" has been used to describe the impact of the patient's behavioural problems and social disabilities on family life (Platt, 1985).…”

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Impact on women who care for those with schizophrenia

Scazufca¹,

Kuipers²

1997

Psychiatr. bull.

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This study examined the impact of caring on women who were primary care-givers to those with schizophrenia. From the 46 women and 21 men carers assessed for the study, women were considered primary care-givers more often than men (83% v. 57%). Higher levels of burden among women primary carers were associated with living with patients, and more hours in contact with them. Worse perception of patients' social functioning was associated with higher levels of burden. The findings of the study showed that women primary carers have particular needs, and services should consider how to provide support for them in their multiple roles, and over longer periods of time.

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The Wife of the Mental Patient and the Hospital Psychiatrist

Cited by 14 publications

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Experiences of parents with a son or daughter suffering from schizophrenia

Experiences of parents with a son or daughter suffering from schizophrenia

Belastungen von Angehörigen und ihre Erwartungen an psychiatrische Institutionen

Impact on women who care for those with schizophrenia

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