Young women's experiences of psychotic illness: a systematic review of qualitative research

Chernomas, Wanda M; Karpa, Jane; Clarke, Diana E.; Marchinko, Shelley; Demczuk, Lisa

doi:10.11124/jbisrir-2016-002942

JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports

2017

DOI: 10.11124/jbisrir-2016-002942

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Young women's experiences of psychotic illness: a systematic review of qualitative research

Wanda M Chernomas

Jane Karpa

Diana E. Clarke

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Abstract: The systematic exploration of the literature resulted in identification of nine studies of moderate-to-high methodological quality that met the inclusion criteria. The ConQual evaluation of the level of evidence resulted in synthesized finding 1 (the complexity of living with psychosis and finding health) rated as moderate and synthesized finding 2 (the presence of harming and healing relationships in young women's lives) rated as low. Practitioners can use these findings to guide practice. Further research ex… Show more

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“…Several reviews have addressed the use of PAR with PSMI. Of two notable qualitative systematic reviews, one is on the experiences of young women with psychosis and their relationships ( Chernomas et al, 2017 ). The other is about the complexities of sexuality and intimacy among PSMI ( McCann et al, 2019 ).…”

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Participatory Action Research Among People With Serious Mental Illness: A Scoping Review

Thomas,

Benjamin-Thomas,

Sithambaram

et al. 2023

Qual Health Res

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Participatory action research (PAR) is a research approach that creates spaces for marginalized individuals and communities to be co-researchers to guide relevant social change. While working toward social transformation, all members of the PAR team often experience personal transformation. Engaging people with serious mental illness (PSMI) in PAR helps them to develop skills and build relationships with stakeholders in their communities. It supports positive changes that persist after the completion of the formal research project. With the increasing recognition of PAR’s value in PSMI, it is helpful to consider the challenges and advantages of this approach to research with this population. This review aimed at determining how PAR has been conducted with PSMI and at summarizing strategies used to empower PSMI as co-researchers by engaging them in research. This scoping review followed five steps Arkesy and O’Malley (2005) outlined. We charted, collated, and summarized relevant information from 87 studies that met the inclusion criteria. We identified five strategies to empower PSMI through PAR. These are to build capacity, balance power distribution, create collaborative environments, promote peer support, and enhance their engagement as co-researchers. In conclusion, PAR is an efficient research approach to engage PSMI. Further, PSMI who engage in PAR may benefit from strategies for empowerment that meet their unique needs as co-researchers.

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Participatory Action Research Among People With Serious Mental Illness: A Scoping Review

Thomas,

Benjamin-Thomas,

Sithambaram

et al. 2023

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Comparison of male and female non-refugee immigrants with psychosis: clinical, sociodemographic, and migration-related differences and impact on stress

Trabsa,

Casanovas,

Pérez

et al. 2024

Arch Womens Ment Health

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Purpose To compare social, clinical, and migration-related factors between male and female immigrants with psychotic disorders and to determine the association between these variables and stress in the last year. Methods We administered the Holmes and Rahe Social Readjustment Scale to evaluate psychological stress in 99 non-refugee immigrants (26 women, 73 men) who presented ≥ one psychotic episode (ICD-10 criteria). We compared the two groups in terms of sociodemographic, clinical, cultural, and migration-related variables. A multivariable analysis using a linear regression model (stepwise method) was performed to evaluate potential associations between these variables and stress. Results Women were more likely to be married and divorced, had less access to welfare payments, and lower unemployment and homeless rates than men. The most common psychiatric diagnosis was psychosis not otherwise specified with more women being affected (61.5% in women vs. 45.2% in men), but the diagnosis of schizophrenia was more common in men (38.4% vs 15.4%). Both groups exhibited very high levels of stress in the past year (mean total distress score > 300). In women, stress was significantly associated with age at first migration and be a racialized person. By contrast, among men stress was significantly associated with language barrier and comorbidity with a physical disorder. Conclusions The results of this study reveal important differences between men and women immigrants. These findings underscore the importance of understanding how gender-specific roles and social expectations intersect with the timing and nature of migration to influence stress levels differently in immigrant women and men with psychotic disorders.

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Parsing the impact of early detection on duration of untreated psychosis (DUP): Applying quantile regression to data from the Scandinavian TIPS study

Ferrara

Gülöksüz

et al. 2019

Schizophrenia Research

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Young women's experiences of psychotic illness: a systematic review of qualitative research

Cited by 6 publications

References 37 publications

Participatory Action Research Among People With Serious Mental Illness: A Scoping Review

Participatory Action Research Among People With Serious Mental Illness: A Scoping Review

Comparison of male and female non-refugee immigrants with psychosis: clinical, sociodemographic, and migration-related differences and impact on stress

Parsing the impact of early detection on duration of untreated psychosis (DUP): Applying quantile regression to data from the Scandinavian TIPS study

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