A Study of the Relation Between Perceived Family Support and Social Adjustment of Discharged Patients with Chronic Mental Illness

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Myung Sun Hyun
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Chronic Mental Illness ◽  
Discharged Patients

scholarly journals Parenting experiences of mothers living with a chronic mental illness

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelina M. Rampou ◽  
Yolanda Havenga
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Chronic Mental Illness ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Research Design

Background: Intrapersonal, interpersonal, social and economic factors associated with chronic mental illness influence mothers' parenting abilities which in turn influence childhood mental health.Aim: The aim of the study was to explore and describe the parenting experiences of mothers with a chronic mental illness.Methods: An explorative, descriptive and qualitative research design was used. Ten participants were purposively sampled until saturation occurred. Data was collected using indepth individual interviews and a content analysis was carried out.Results: Mothers with a chronic mental illness experienced various challenges and expressed their family support needs.Conclusion: A family-centred approach to mental healthcare, treatment and rehabilitation is proposed.

Review of Resident's Guide to Treatment of People with Chronic Mental Illness.

1993 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 1337-1337
Author(s):  
Terri Gullickson ◽  
Pamela Ramser
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Chronic Mental Illness

Social Networks and Chronic Mental Illness: A Test of Four Perspectives

1997 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Rosenfield ◽  
Suzanne Wenzel
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Chronic Mental Illness

Can we measure need in the homeless mentally ill? Using the MRC Needs for Care Assessment in hostels for the homeless

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1027-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna I. Hogg ◽  
Max Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Standardized Assessment ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Chronic Mental Illness ◽  
Needs For Care ◽  
Homeless Mentally Ill ◽  
Care Assessment

SynopsisHostels for the homeless contain many who are disabled by chronic mental illness but have little access to rehabilitation services. One approach to solving this problem might be to measure the needs of hostel residents in a standardized way and use this information as a basis for planning interventions. This study attempted to use the MRC Needs for Care Assessment Schedule to measure the needs of 46 mentally ill residents of Oxford hostels. It aimed to determine if a standardized assessment could be used in these difficult settings and if the needs it identified could form a useful basis for planning future interventions. Although it was possible to use the schedule, and although the pattern of need identified appeared broadly to reflect conditions in the hostels, it was not felt that the information produced was of sufficient quality to assist in planning services. The authors postulate that underlying this deficiency is the failure of the schedule to take sufficient account of the views of staff and residents.

scholarly journals HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C prevalence among patients with mental illness: a review of the literature

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (suppl 4) ◽  
pp. s607-s620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenza Nogueira Campos ◽  
Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães ◽  
Ricardo Andrade Carmo ◽  
Ana Paula Souto Melo ◽  
Helian Nunes de Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Chronic Mental Illness ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Representative Samples ◽  
Developing And Developed Countries

A limited number of studies worldwide have investigated the prevalence of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C infection among psychiatric patients. However, prevalence of these infections in the population with chronic mental illness has not been clearly established. Most of the published papers are from developed countries and have derived from relatively small and non-representative samples. We performed a systematic review of the published literature to identify studies on these infectious diseases within psychiatric populations in Brazil and other developing countries. Overall, prevalence rates varied from 0% to 29% for HIV; 1.6% to 66% for HBV; 0.4% to 38% for HCV; and 1.1% to 7.6% for syphilis. Several risk factors were identified and discussed, although sampling limitations restrict the generalization of study findings. This review highlights the lack of information on the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases and their associated factors among persons with chronic mental illness and identifies gaps in the knowledge base in both developing and developed countries.

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