| Autor: |
Trondsen MV; Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway. marianne.trondsen@telemed.no |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Qualitative health research [Qual Health Res] 2012 Feb; Vol. 22 (2), pp. 174-88. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Aug 25. |
| DOI: |
10.1177/1049732311420736 |
| Abstrakt: |
Although a considerable body of research has described the implications of parental mental illness, the perspectives of children and adolescents have rarely been addressed. In this article, I explore adolescents' experiences in everyday life, based on an action-oriented study of a Norwegian online self-help group for adolescents (aged 15 to 18) with mentally ill parents. The analysis was conducted through participant observation of the group for 2 years. The adolescents experienced a variety of difficult challenges related to their parent's mental illness: lack of information and openness; unpredictability and instability; fear; loneliness; and loss and sorrow. However, they also discussed strategies for active management of the challenges arising from the family situation. I argue that these adolescents can be understood as vulnerable as well as active participants in managing their everyday lives. I emphasize the importance of including perspectives of children and adolescents in further research so as to improve health care for families with parental mental illness. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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