Resilience in family members of patients diagnosed with mental illness - An exploratory cross sectional study
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Psychology - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: There is extensive research on the burden of families in which a member has been diagnosed with a severe mental disorder. Much is required to be done to identify families resilient in the face of the burden of caring for a mentally ill member. Aims: To examine resilience in family members who are living with and caring for a mentally ill family member. Materials and Methods: A sample of 74 family members of patients with a mental disorder was selected by purposive sampling. Participants were interviewed using the socio demographic data Performa, semi structured questionnaire and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Results: Majority of the family members had low resilience which is about 70.27%. Resilience is found to have no significant correlation with the socio demographic variables of age, gender, marital status and occupation. However low socioeconomic status and education was found to be significantly associated with low resilience. Conclusion: Dealing with a mentally ill family member has a negative impact on the family. These findings can help mental health professionals in fostering support groups to enhance resilience and well being of families living with a member with mental disorder.
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Sreelatha P, Sumana G
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