Support for and From Aging Mothers Whose Adult Daughters are Seriously Mentally Ill
| Autor: | Letha A. Chadiha, Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, Ruth E. Dunkle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Coping (psychology) Social Work Nursing (miscellaneous) Mothers Developmental psychology Mentally Ill Persons Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Aged Aged 80 and over Social work Mentally ill Mental Disorders Social Support Middle Aged Mental illness medicine.disease Mother-Child Relations Grandparents Adult Children Female Family Relations Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of gerontological social work. 58(6) |
| ISSN: | 1540-4048 |
| Popis: | This article discusses, from the grandmother's perspective, the ways in which support is exchanged in families coping with serious mental illness. A strengths perspective was utilized to identify ways in which family members help each other. Employing a qualitative approach, this study focuses on interviews obtained from a sample of 22 aging mothers, aged 52-90, who are in contact with their daughters who have a mental illness. Grandmothers provided several kinds of support to their mentally ill adult daughters and to their grandchildren, who also supported the aging mother in numerous ways. As social workers seek to assist individuals with mental illness, it is important to assess the existing strengths of their intergenerational family context. |
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