It's Not a Race, It's a Marathon!: Families Living with a Young Adult Suffering from Mental Illness
2021 (English)In: Issues in Mental Health Nursing, ISSN 0161-2840, E-ISSN 1096-4673, Vol. 42, no 1, p. 15-23Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The aim of this study is to explore families' perceptions of everyday life when living with a young adult suffering from mental illness. Findings include: 1) Families balance between letting go and enabling the young adult to become independent while remaining close to help him/her complete education, work and have a social life. 2) Young adults try to deal with symptoms of mental illness by themselves and not be a burden, although longing for family members to understand them and the situation. 3) Healthcare professionals still hold back information although young adults have consented to giving family members insight.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2021. Vol. 42, no 1, p. 15-23
National Category
Psychiatry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-85070DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2020.1770384ISI: 000549697800001PubMedID: 32605407Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85087514070OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-85070DiVA, id: diva2:1461269
2020-08-262020-08-262021-02-04Bibliographically approved