Making sense of growing up with a parent with psychosis: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study

Blakeman, Melanie; Martin, Carol; Gupta, Anjula

doi:10.1080/17522439.2019.1573916

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“…Fearing Ridicule. When children were asked why they hesitate to tell others about their parent's mental illness, they described being afraid others would laugh at them (32,57), and being afraid of being teased or bullied (33,49).…”

Section: Fearing Hostile Behaviors Of Othersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fearing Gossip. Furthermore they feared that other people would share this information and gossip about them (33,48). One participant describes her tendency to isolate herself due to fearing gossip and accompanying discrimination: "I was not able to develop close friendships at school because I had this fear of them coming home with me and seeing what it was like and then telling everybody at school and I would be a laughing stock" (33).…”

Section: Fearing Hostile Behaviors Of Othersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Children frequently feared being labeled as "different from others" if people discovered their parent's mental illness. They thought people might believe their mothers, for example, might not act like other mothers [e.g., (60,64)], or that they are "berserk" (33).…”

Section: Fear Of Negative Attitudes and Ascriptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They also feared that others might be scared or have negative attitudes toward them or their family (52). One participant stated that they do not invite friends home because they are scared that others might think something bad about their family (33). Another child reported being scared of being judged or criticized for having a "whacko" father (46).…”

Section: Fear Of Negative Attitudes and Ascriptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fearing Withdrawal and Rejection. They also feared others might withdraw from, reject (34,41), or exclude them (33). Some children also feared losing contacts, such as relationships when their partner discovers their parent's mental illness: "I've got a girlfriend, should I tell her.…”

Section: Fearing Others' Lack Of Understanding and Rejectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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How Do Children of Parents With Mental Illness Experience Stigma? A Systematic Mixed Studies Review

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Stigma can have devastating health and wellbeing impacts, not just on people with mental health problems, but on people associated with the stigmatized person. This is called stigma-by-association. Children whose parents have mental health problems are a particularly vulnerable group, and stigma acts as a mechanism, contributing to the transgenerational transmission of mental disorders. The current study is a systematic mixed studies review, synthesizing knowledge about how this group of children experience stigma-by-association. Overall, 32 studies were included, after a systematic search including quantitative, qualitatative, and mixed methods studies. The methodological quality was assessed and qualitative content analysis undertaken. We grouped children's stigma experiences into four dimensions, i.e., experienced stigma, anticipated stigma, internalized stigma, and structural discrimination. Results show that stigma is an important factor in those children's lives, and needs further investigation in qualitative and quantitative research. The current study emphasizes the importance of anti-stigma interventions and campaigns.

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