The Help-Seeking Experiences of Parents of Children with a First-Episode of Psychosis.
*Help-Seeking Behavior; Adolescence; Adolescent; Adolescents and young adults; Adult; Affective Disorders; Child Behavior; Diagnostic Errors; Early Intervention; Families; Female; First episode psychosis; Health Services Accessibility; Help Seeking Behavior – Ohio; Human; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Ohio; Parental Attitudes; Parents; Parents – Psychosocial Factors; Parents/*psychology; Pathways to treatment; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/*psychology; Professional Development; Psychosocial; Psychotic – In Adolescence; Psychotic Disorders/diagnosis/*psychology/therapy; Qualitative Studies; Semi-Structured Interview; Support; Treatment Delay; Young Adult
The objective was to understand the experiences of parents as they sought psychological and specialized medical services for a loved one having a first episode of psychosis. The research method was qualitative and the data gathering was done through semi-structured interviews. Eleven parents of eight adolescent or young adult children consented to be interviewed. Data from these interviews were coded and sorted. Parents reported that many of their encounters resulted in delays in accessing treatment. These encounters were characterized by misattributions of the child's behavior, poor advice, misdiagnosis, disbelief in the seriousness of the child's condition, and an unwillingness to share information. But parents also reported that encounters with other individuals were characterized by helpful advice, emotional support, and suggestions as to how to access early intervention services. Encounters with many professionals were generally not helpful to parents. These encounters served as roadblocks to accessing proper treatment for their child. More publicity, outreach, and education are recommended in the professional community.
Skubby David; Bonfine Natalie; Tracy Hattie; Knepp Kristen; Munetz Mark R
Community mental health journal
2015
2015-11
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9877-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1007/s10597-015-9877-1</a>
The Association Between Parent PTSD/Depression Symptoms and Child PTSD Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis.
MENTAL depression; POST-traumatic stress disorder; FAMILIES; INTERPERSONAL relations; PARENT & child
Objective The present article presents a meta-analysis of studies examining the association between parent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)/depression symptoms and child PTSD symptoms (PTSS) after a child’s exposure to a traumatic event while considering multiple moderating factors to explain heterogeneity of effect sizes. Methods 35 studies were included: 32 involving the association between parent and child PTSS and 9 involving the association between parent depression and child PTSS. Results Across existing studies, both parent and child PTSS (r = 0.31) and parent depression and child PTSS (r = 0.32) yielded significant effect sizes. Parent gender, assessment type (interview vs. questionnaire), differences in assessment type for parents and children, and study design (cross-sectional vs. longitudinal) moderated the relationship between parent and child PTSS. Conclusions The current findings confirm the associations between parental posttraumatic responses and child PTSS and highlight important moderating factors to include in future studies of child PTSS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Morris Adam; Gabert-Quillen Crystal; Delahanty Douglas
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
2012
2012-11
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jss091" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1093/jpepsy/jss091</a>
As the World Turns on the Sick and the Restless, So Go the Days of Our Lives: Family and Illness in Daytime Drama.
UNITED States; FAMILIES; DISEASES; ℡EVISION programs; ℡EVISION series; ℡EVISION soap operas
This essay begins with a discussion of the primacy of the nuclear family in American drama. Our best playwrights have been strikingly preoccupied with domestic life, consistently portraying the family as a dream of solidarity and a nightmare of enmeshment. Daytime serial dramas are also stories about American domestic life, privileging a conservatively defined nuclear family and imaging conflicting hopes and fears around it. In serious as well as popular drama, illness is frequently the catalyst for familial destruction and restoration. The middle portion of the essay is devoted to a definition and history of American soap opera, providing readers with a knowledge base for the final portion, a descriptive survey of the representation of medical and social issues on daytime drama. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Jones Therese
Journal of Medical Humanities
1997
1997
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Parental involvement in mathematics: giving parents a voice
childrens education; Education & Educational Research; elementary education; elementary-school; families; home; homework assistance; mathematics; metaanalysis; outcomes; parental involvement; parental role; perceptions; performance; programs; student academic-achievement
Understanding why parents become involved in their children's education is crucial in strengthening the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement. The present study focuses on the parental role construction and parental self-efficacy. The resulting trends suggest that parents, regardless of their self-efficacy, may assume the 'equal partnership-focused' parental role regarding their children's mathematics education. The results also demonstrate that there may be a conflict in the way parents and teachers construct this parental role. While parents assumed the 'equally shared' role, teachers maintained the belief that the responsibility, although shared to a certain degree, should be primarily on teachers.
Wilder S
Education 3-13
2017
2017
Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2015.1058407" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1080/03004279.2015.1058407</a>
On Consumer Advocacy And The Diagnosis Of Mental Disorders
advocacy; consumers; diagnosis; families; mental disorders; phenomenology; Psychology; recovery; schizophrenia
Frese F J; Myrick K J
Professional Psychology-Research and Practice
2010
2010-12
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1037/a0021527" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1037/a0021527</a>
Depression Prevalence And Incidence Among Inner-city Pregnant And Postpartum Women
black; childbearing; disorders; families; life; poverty; psychological distress; Psychology; psychosocial predictors; social support; stress; white
A sample of 192 financially impoverished, inner-city women was assessed for clinical depression twice during pregnancy and once postpartum. At the first and second antepartum interviews, respectively, 77.6% and 24.5% of the women were depressed, controlling for pregnancy-related somatic symptoms. Postpartum depression was found among 23.4% of women. These rates are about double those found for middle-class samples. Particularly heightened risk for antepartum depression was found among single women who did not have a cohabiting partner. African American and European American women did not differ in rates of depression. Antepartum depression was a weak but significant risk factor for postpartum depression.
Hobfoll S E; Ritter C; Lavin J; Hulsizer M R; Cameron R P
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
1995
1995-06
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006x.63.3.445" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1037/0022-006x.63.3.445</a>
Why Church Attendance is Difficult for Children with Common Mental Health Conditions and Their Families
mental health, church, inclusion, children, families
Children and adolescents with mental health conditions are less likely to attend religious services than unaffected youth. Depression is associated with a 73% reduction in the likelihood of attending a worship service, while the presence of disruptive behavior disorders, anxiety disorders, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are associated with 55%, 45% and 19% reductions, respectively. In this paper, we hypothesize lower rates of church attendance result from functional limitations associated with mental health conditions that make entry into a church difficult. Children and youth with mental disorders experience more difficulty meeting common expectations for social interaction and self-control in worship services, small groups, Christian education, service activities, and other church functions. Given the heritability of these conditions, their parents often experience similar challenges engaging in ministry activities. We propose a mental health inclusion model for use in churches of all sizes and denominations. The model facilitates recognition of common barriers to church engagement and assimilation and application of inclusion strategies across ministry activities and environments offered to all.
Grcevich S
Journal of Psychology and Christianity
2021
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