The strengths of families in supporting mentally-ill family members

MC Mokgothu, E Du Plessis, MP Koen - curationis, 2015 - journals.co.za
Background: Although families caring for a mentally-ill family member may experience
challenges, some of these families may display strengths that help them to overcome …

[HTML][HTML] Lived experiences of family members caring for a relative with mental illness

ME Shimange, M Poggenpoel, CPH Myburgh… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Mental illness may cause a variety of psychosocial problems, such as
decreased quality of life for the affected individual's family members and an increased social …

“It's not that straightforward”: When family support is challenging for mothers living with mental illness.

DN Perera, L Short, S Fernbacher - Psychiatric Rehabilitation …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Mental health service providers often have limited or problematic understanding
of parents' support needs or experiences and family relationships. Moreover, the impact of …

Caregiver coping with the mentally ill: a qualitative study

A Azman, PS Jamir Singh, J Sulaiman - Journal of Mental Health, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Mental illness is a disease that affects millions of people every year. It not only
causes stress to the mentally ill patients, but also for the family members who provide them …

Support needs of family caregivers of people who experience mental illness and the role of mental health services

J Shankar, SS Muthuswamy - Families in Society, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Family caregivers are an irreplaceable resource for the mental health services system and
the pillars on which the system currently rests. Addressing the needs of these caregivers is …

Strengths of families to limit relapse in mentally ill family members

TT Tlhowe, E Du Plessis, MP Koen - health sa gesondheid, 2017 - journals.co.za
Background: Relapse prevention in mental health care is important. Utilising the strengths of
families can be a valuable approach in relapse prevention. Studies on family strengths have …

[HTML][HTML] The family challenge of caring for the chronically mentally ill: A phenomenological study

F Shamsaei, F Cheraghi, R Esmaeilli - Iranian journal of psychiatry …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Family caregiving for patients with chronic mental illness is influenced by
various factors such as political, socioeconomic, and cultural contexts as well as related …

Do nurses working in adult psychiatry take into consideration the support network of families affected by parental mental disorder?

T Korhonen, K Vehviläinen‐Julkunen… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to gain information about registered and practical mental health
nurses' activities concerning support network of families affected by parental mental illness …

Family involvement: the key to opening locked wards and closed minds

M Jubb, E Shanley - International journal of mental health …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Treatment under the traditional medical model has largely ignored the family's knowledge,
expertise and potential therapeutic effects on hospitalized mentally ill people. This paper …

Strategies for parenting by mothers and fathers with a mental illness

PC van der Ende, JT van Busschbach… - … of Psychiatric and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Accessible summary What is known on the subject? The combination of coping with their
mental health problems and caring for children makes parents vulnerable. Family‐centred …