Youth with Tourette syndrome: Parental perceptions and experiences in the Australian context

Autor: Deirdre O'hare, Valsamma Eapen, Rachel Grove, Edward Helmes, Kerry Mcbain, John Reece
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol 69, Iss 1, Pp 48-57 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0004-9530
1742-9536
DOI: 10.1111/ajpy.12111
Popis: Objective To enhance understandings of the impact of Tourette Syndrome (TS) on the parents of diagnosed youth. Specifically, the current study aimed to explore and identify the multidimensional stressors associated with parenting a child or adolescent with TS in the Australian context. Method As part of a larger qualitative and quantitative community‐based study, semi‐structured telephone interviews with 22 mothers of youth with TS were conducted regarding their experiences. Results The study identified parent, child, and contextual factors that contributed to parental stress, with many mirroring the experiences of parents of children with other chronic paediatric disorders. However, several TS‐specific factors also emerged from the data analysis, highlighting the unique difficulties encountered by parents of diagnosed youth. Serious deficits in professional expertise and services currently available for the TS community were also identified. Conclusions Findings indicate the generally unacknowledged challenge of parenting a child with TS, which equates with that experienced in the context of other serious chronic paediatric disorders. Results also indicate the need for psychosocial support for both child and parent, and greatly improved access to well‐informed mental health and educational services in the Australian context.
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