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Experiencing the relationship with a sibling coping with mental health problems: dilemmas of connection, communication, and role
- Authors:
- KOVACS Tehila, POSSICK Chaya, BUCHBINDER Eli
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(5), 2019, pp.1185-1192.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Prolonged mental health problems of one family member influences the whole family system, including sibling relationships. The current research focuses on the way siblings of persons with mental health problems experience the relationship. The findings identify the challenges and difficulties these siblings face and can help mental health practitioners support siblings as well as their brothers and sisters with mental health problems. This qualitative research employs the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis method. Data were collected through in‐depth semi‐structured interviews with 14 adult siblings of persons coping with prolonged mental health problems. The sample included seven men and seven women, between the ages of 20–55. Three main themes were identified: (a) Connection: Between involvement and distance; (b) Communication: Controlled confrontation or cautious vagueness; (c) Role: Positioning in the sibling relationship. The discussion introduces the Relational Dialectics Theory in order to understand contradictory statements that arise from the interviewees’ experience of dialectal tensions between: involvement versus distancing; direct confrontation versus cautious vagueness; and opposing positions in relation to the sibling coping with mental health problems. A multi‐voiced discourse allows for dialogue that incorporates the contradictory poles of the dialectic, thus enabling the siblings to balance the tension in the relationship. In addition, the concept of ambiguous loss is used to interpret the findings. The study is limited by the small homogeneous sample. The results highlight the need for practitioners to give special attention to siblings of persons with mental health problems in order to help them process and cope with the challenges in the relationship, thus providing an opportunity for growth and empowerment. (Edited publisher abstract)
From singing to soap making: North Devon's Adult Learning Forum Pilot Project
- Authors:
- LEY Ann, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 14(4), November 2010, pp.22-29.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
North Devon's Adult Learning Forum Pilot Project was carried out between 1 January 2010 and 31 March 2010. The Project arose from an innovative partnership between local cultural and leisure agencies and the mental health trust, and offered a range of interesting and unusual cultural activities to people recovering from mental distress. Activities were free and open to all, but recruitment was particularly targeted at people with mental health problems who were at various stages of recovery. The activities offered were: singing in a community choir; ‘Dance on Prescription’; History Hunters/archaeology; family history research; rural skills and creative crafts; and coast and countryside activities. A total of 305 individuals took part in 83 learning events, and written feedback was received from 145 people. This article describes the results of the evaluation of the project, based on telephone interviews, group discussions, written learner feedback, and the results of a questionnaire. It considers the benefits for the participants, what went well, the challenges, and the lessons learned.
The effect of severe child sexual abuse and disclosure on mental health during adulthood
- Authors:
- O'LEARY Patrick, COOHEY Carol, EASTON Scott D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 19(3), May 2010, pp.275-289.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between indicators of severe sexual abuse and mental health symptoms during adulthood and to determine whether telling someone the abuse had occurred during childhood moderates the relationship between severe abuse and mental health. A phone survey was conducted with 172 adults living in Victoria, Australia, who were sexually abused as children. The results suggested that disclosure of child sexual abuse during childhood may be important in understanding mental health symptoms during adulthood. Telling someone about the sexual abuse was related to a greater number of mental health symptoms, however discussing the sexual abuse within a year was related to fewer mental health symptoms. Regardless of whether the respondent told someone about the abuse or discussed it, three indicators of abuse severity were associated with more mental health symptoms: being injured, being abused by more than one person, and being abused by a biological relative. The authors discuss the study results and their implications.
Abuse in childhood and mental disorder in adult life
- Authors:
- MARSHALL William, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 17(2), March 2008, pp.133-138.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this study was to compare the intensity of abuse experienced during childhood by those suffering from mental health problems, those who were somatically ill (ie those suffering from dermatological illnesses) and healthy people. The results supported the hypothesis that the abuse of children results in a risk factor for occurrence of mental health problems in adult life.
Childhood IQ in relation to later psychiatric disorder. Evidence from a Danish birth cohort study
- Authors:
- BATTY G. David, MORTENSEN Erik L., OSLER Merete
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 187(2), August 2005, pp.180-181.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Studies examining the relationship between early-life IQ and the risk of subsequent psychiatric disorder in adulthood are scarce. In the present investigation, the childhood IQ scores of 7022 singleton-born Danish males were linked to psychiatric hospital discharge records in adulthood. IQ scores were inversely related to the risk of total psychiatric illness, with the highest levels apparent in the lowest scoring IQ group. Adjusting for paternal occupational social class and birth weight had only a small attenuating effect. Low childhood IQ may have an aetiological role in the development of adult total psychiatric disorder.
Childhood sexual abuse and mental health in adult life
- Authors:
- MULLEN Paul E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 163, December 1993, pp.721-732.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on research in New Zealand, which found a positive correlation between reporting abuse and greater levels of psychopathology on a range of measures. Childhood sexual abuse was more frequent in women from disrupted homes as well as those who had been exposed to inadequate parenting or physical abuse. The overlap between the possible effects of sexual abuse and the effects of the matrix of disadvantage from which it so often emerges were so considerable as to be felt to raise doubts about how often, in practice, it operates as an independent causal element. Lack of long-term impairment of many of those reporting childhood sexual abuse suggests that effects can only be understood in relationship with the context from which the abuse emerged.
A typology of community violence perpetration and victimization among adults with mental illnesses
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Kiersten L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(3), 2015, pp.522-544.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article evaluates the overlap between community violence perpetration and victimisation in a large, heterogeneous sample of adults with mental illnesses (N = 4,474). The authors also explore participant characteristics differentiating four categories of perpetration and victimization: non-victim/non-perpetrators, victims only, perpetrators only, and victim-perpetrators. Results indicated that adults with mental illnesses were unlikely to report violent outcomes but, when they did, were more likely to report perpetration and victimization, rather than perpetration alone. In addition, bivariate and multivariable analyses showed that sex, age, race/ethnicity, and primary diagnosis differed across categories. Victim-perpetrators, for example, were more likely to be young, Black, and have a primary diagnosis of bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, substance use disorder, or 'other.' The findings provide evidence for a victim-perpetrator overlap in this population and suggest that preventive measures targeting violence and victimization may be more effective than those with separate strategies for each. (Edited publisher abstract)
The evidence base for couple therapy, family therapy and systemic interventions for adult-focused problems
- Author:
- CARR Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Therapy, 36(2), 2014, pp.158-194.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This review updates similar articles published in JFT in 2000 and 2009. It presents evidence from meta-analyses, systematic literature reviews and controlled trials for the effectiveness of couple and family therapy for adults with various relationship and mental health problems. The evidence supports the effectiveness of systemic interventions, either alone or as part of multi-modal programmes, for relationship distress, psychosexual problems, intimate partner violence, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, alcohol problems, schizophrenia and adjustment to chronic physical illness (Publisher abstract)
Mental well-being and mental illness: findings from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey for England 2007
- Authors:
- WEICH Scott, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 199(1), July 2011, pp.23-28.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey included adults aged 16 and over living in private households in England. This study, involving secondary analysis of the survey data of 7,293 adults, aimed to identify a set of mental well-being indicators, to describe mental well-being in a general population sample and to determine the extent to which mental well-being and mental illness are independent of one another. 9 survey questions were identified as possible indicators of mental well-being and information was also gathered about common mental disorders. The article describes the analysis undertaken. The findings demonstrated that well-being and mental disorder are correlated but independent dimensions, and indicated a two-factor structure for well-being (hedonic and eudaemonic elements). The authors discuss their findings and conclude that mental well-being, including feelings of happiness and a sense of purpose and belonging, can remain even in the presence of mental suffering.
The role of symptom distress and goal attainment in promoting aspects of psychological recovery for consumers with enduring mental illness
- Authors:
- CLARKE Samantha P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 18(5), October 2009, pp.389-397.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Goal striving is a major facilitator of psychological recovery from enduring mental health problems, and promotes meaning and self-identity. However, there is a lack of empirical data regarding the impact of goal progress and attainment on mental health outcome for consumers of mental health services with enduring mental illness. This study investigated whether baseline measures of symptoms, functioning and recovery are associated with greater goal progress. It also examined the impact of goal attainment on improvements in mental health outcome. Seventy-one consumers with enduring mental illness who were receiving case-management support from mental health services in eastern Australia participated. Level of attainment for case-management goals was examined against mental health outcome measures for the corresponding goal-setting period. Findings indicated that goal attainment mediated the relationship between baseline levels of symptom distress and progress on recovery constructs. Overall, the study found that when symptoms were perceived as less distressing service users were better able to progress toward their case-management goals, in turn promoting psychological recovery.