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Mothers with a mental illness: stressors and resources for parenting and living
- Authors:
- MOWBRAY Carol, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 81(2), March 2000, pp.118-129.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Reports on a US study of a large, primarily minority sample of women with serious mental illness who are mothers and who are being served in the public mental-health system of a large urban area. The author sought to collect more comprehensive information to better understand their situaions and improve service provisions. The women in the study report experiencing severe financial strains and health problems, even when compared with other low-income, urban-based populations. Many also have experienced crisis, loss of significant others, assaults, and other negative life events that are very stressful, along with a high number of chronic hassles. they do have resources available to them, through interpersonal supports, religion, and mental-health services. The discussion focuses on implications for micro-and macro-practice to improve these women's lives, their parenting, and the potential outcomes of their children.
Home help
- Author:
- BRYSON Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 18.1.96, 1996, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Family support services are an inexpensive and effective way of helping reduce the stress on the families of people who have a long-term mental illness. This article looks at services provided in Huntingdon.
Psychotic processes and community care: the difficulty in finding the third position
- Author:
- FOSTER Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 7(2), Autumn 1993, pp.129-139.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Proposes a model of community care which encompasses mental illness, professional workers and the community. These three elements are seen as the corners of a triangular space which theoretically becomes the container of mentally disturbing anxieties and within which these anxieties can be addressed, thought about and managed.
Community care of the seriously mentally ill: continuing problems and current issues
- Author:
- AVIRAM U.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 26(1), February 1990, pp.69-88.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Reviews social policy in the United States and discusses problems arising from housing policies, a dominant medical perspective, bureaucratic procedures and the burden on the families.
Assertive outreach teams in London: staff experiences and perceptions: Pan-London Assertive Outreach Study, Part 2
- Authors:
- BILLINGS Joanne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 183(8), August 2003, pp.139-147.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The job satisfaction, burn-out and work experiences of assertive outreach team staff are likely to be important to the model's sustainability. The aim is to describe self-reported views and work experiences of staff in London's 24 assertive outreach teams and to compare these with staff in community mental health teams (CMHTs) and between different types of assertive outreach team. Confidential staff questionnaires in London's assertive outreach teams (n=187, response rate=89%) and nine randomly selected CMHTs (n=114, response rate=75%). Staff in assertive outreach teams and CMHTs were moderately satisfied with their jobs, with similar sources of satisfaction and stress. Mean scores were low or average for all sub-scales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory for the assertive outreach team and the CMHT staff, with some differences suggesting less burn-out in the assertive outreach teams. Nine of the 24 assertive outreach teams had team means in the high range for emotional exhaustion and there were significant differences between types of assertive outreach team in some components of burn-out and satisfaction. These findings are encouraging, but repeated investigation is needed when assertive outreach teams have been established for longer.
Working with adults with enduring mental illness: emotional demands experienced by occupational therapists and the coping strategies they employ
- Author:
- BRICE Helen Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64(4), April 2001, pp.175-183.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This research investigates the emotional demands experienced by occupational therapists working with adults with enduring mental illness and the coping strategies they use. A survey approach, using semi-structured interviews, was employed for this qualitative research study. The sample comprised six senior occupational therapists currently working with this client group in the community. The findings indicate that working with adults with enduring mental illness can be emotionally demanding but that therapists also find their work rewarding. The characteristics of this client group which may cause emotional strain include their complex, long-term problems and the need for clinicians to provide support over a lengthy period. The most commonly used coping strategies were supervision and discussion with colleagues.
Working collaboratively with families
- Author:
- HATFIELD Agnes B.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 25(3), 1997, pp.77-85.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Discusses how research studies indicate that significant tension characterises the relationships between providers and families whose relative is being treated in the mental health system. Recommends that genuinely collaborative relationships be developed in order that people receiving treatment receive optimal care. Collaboration is defined, barriers identified, and ways to overcome these barriers suggested.
Mental health, 'burnout' and job satisfaction among hospital and community-based mental health staff
- Authors:
- PROSSER David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 169, September 1996, pp.334-337.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Concerns have been expressed that staff burnout may make community mental health care difficult to sustain. This article compares stress and job satisfaction between community and hospital based staff. Results found that community staff had significantly higher levels of stress and burnout than hospital-based in-patient, day care or out-patient staff. Satisfaction did not vary significantly between the settings. Concludes that community work may be inherently more stressful than hospital work, or may currently be stressful because of inadequate resources, training or supervision. The results may also reflect widespread recent changes in community services or the specific effects of working in a deprived area.
Family caregiving in mental illness
- Author:
- LEFLEY Harriet P
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 271p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Thousand Oaks, CA
Looks at the role of carers of people with mental health problems discharged into the community in the United States. Examines the characteristics and conceptual models related to mental health problems and then surveys the experience of mental illness in the context of the family life cycle and developmental stages of the illness. Highlights aspects of the family burden, including social stigma, treatment barriers, stress, and the relationship between patient and carer. Also looks at the impact of the advocacy movement on carers.
Exploration of mental health outcomes of community-based intervention programs for adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse
- Authors:
- YUN Sung Hyun, FIORINI Lydia
- Journal article citation:
- Groupwork, 29(2), 2020, pp.58-84.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical treatment for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) who deal with depression, anxiety, stress, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Secondary data was used in the study, and a one-group pretest-posttest design was employed to compare pretest (n = 346) with posttest (n = 91) scores. The analysis shows statistically significant improvements with respect to depression, anxiety, stress, and PTSD after treatment. There was no statistically significant difference between individual and mixed treatment (including group and individual counselling) regarding alleviating mental health symptoms. Despite a lack of statistical difference between treatments, the results confirm that interventions were equally effective in reducing negative mental health symptoms. The study contributes to the generation of evidence-based knowledge for treatment and its ability to reduce negative mental health symptoms for adult male survivors of CSA. It also informs practitioners of the utility of a male-specific treatment modality based on trauma-focused cognitive and behavioral therapies (TF-CBT) and the gender role strain paradigm (GRSP). (Edited publisher abstract)