Providing services to families of persons with schizophrenia: present and future

Dixon, Lisa B.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-176x(199903)2:1<3::aid-mhp31>3.0.co;2-0

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“…Too frequently, individuals and their families avoid care because of stigma, while those seeking care find access is limited or that needed services are not available (Dixon, 1999;New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2003;Torrey et al, 2001). Symptom flares make it difficult to negotiate systems providing care, primary care is difficult to obtain or of poor quality (Levinson, Druss, Dombrowski, & Rosenheck, 2003), requests for help are denied or referred because of lack of insurance coverage or coexisting substance-abuse problems, and poor-quality involuntary hospitalization undermines individuals' abilities to act on their own behalf.…”

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Fostering Recovery from Life-transforming Mental Health Disorders: A Synthesis and Model

Green

2004

Soc Theory Health

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In the past, "recovery" from serious mental health problems has been variously defined and generally considered rare. Current evidence suggests that some form of recovery is both possible and common, yet we know little about the processes that differentiate those who recover from those who do not. This paper discusses approaches to defining recovery, proposes a model for fostering, understanding, and studying recovery, and suggests questions for clinicians, researchers, and policy makers. The proposed model is a synthesis of work from the field of mental health as well as from other disciplines. Environment, resources, and strains, provide the backdrop for recovery; core recovery processes include development, learning, healing, and their primary behavioral manifestation, adaptation. Components facilitating recovery include sources of motivation (hope, optimism, and meaning), prerequisites for action (agency, control, and autonomy), and capacity (competence and dysfunction). Attending to these aspects of the recovery process could help shape clinical practice, and systems that provide and finance mental health care, in ways that promote recovery.

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Section: Environment Resources Strainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fostering Recovery from Life-transforming Mental Health Disorders: A Synthesis and Model

Green

2004

Soc Theory Health

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“…It has been suggested that low levels of interaction between relatives and the mental health services is one of the fundamental sources of burden (Dixon 1999;Merinder et al 1999;Sherman 2006).…”

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Satisfaction with Mental Health Services in a Latin American Community of Carers of Patients with Schizophrenia

Caqueo-Urízar

Gutiérrez-Maldonado

2009

Community Ment Health J

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The aim of this study is to compare levels of satisfaction with Mental Health Services in a sample of 41 relatives of patients with schizophrenia, users of the Mental Health Public Service in the city of Arica, Chile. Of this sample, 18 participated in a group family intervention and 23 did not. Overall, the total sample of relatives expressed satisfaction with the Mental Health Service. However, in the compound satisfaction measure (patient's evolution and satisfaction with the mental health service), there were significant differences between caregivers who participated in the psycho-educative multifamily intervention and those who did not. The control group was more satisfied with the care provided by mental health services. The experimental group reported greater satisfaction in the area of patient's evolution. This result is of special interest since it indicates that psycho-educational programs increase relatives' satisfaction with the patient's evolution and also has positive consequences for the relationship between patients and their relatives.

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“…Welche Belastungen auftreten und wie hoch der Bedarf an Information, Beratung und Unterstützung gerade für die nächs-ten Bezugspersonen ist, ist in verschiedenen Forschungsarbeiten bereits dargelegt worden [1,3,4,6,7]. Der Bedarf bestätigt sich bei öffentlichkeitswirksamen Veranstaltungen des bundesweiten Forschungsverbunds "Kompetenznetz Schizophrenie" [11], die eine starke Nachfrage nach weiteren Informationen hervorrufen.…”

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Telefon-Hotline als niederschwelliges Angebot für Fragen zur Schizophrenie

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Public relations activities of the German Research Network on Schizophrenia (GRNS) have shown that there is a demand for more information about schizophrenia disorder. This confirms international research findings that relatives of schizophrenia patients are particularly in need of information and support. In response, the GRNS has maintained a telephone hotline since 2001. The hotline is manned by clinical experts, psychiatrists, or psychologists once a week. The telephone calls are documented in a systematic manner. From 2001 to 2003, 3,909 calls were registered. This volume exceeds the limit of the hotline's resources. The telephone hotline is mainly used by relatives of psychotic patients. Most questions relate to the symptoms of schizophrenia and pharmaceutical treatment. The need for emotional support is also a high motivational factor for dialing the hotline number. The telephone hotline seems to be a worthwhile addition to the already existing crisis telephones and should be maintained even after public funding of the network expires.

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Providing services to families of persons with schizophrenia: present and future

Cited by 63 publications

References 22 publications

Fostering Recovery from Life-transforming Mental Health Disorders: A Synthesis and Model

Fostering Recovery from Life-transforming Mental Health Disorders: A Synthesis and Model

Satisfaction with Mental Health Services in a Latin American Community of Carers of Patients with Schizophrenia

Telefon-Hotline als niederschwelliges Angebot für Fragen zur Schizophrenie

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