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Factors Affecting Disruption In Families Of Adults With Mental Illness, M. Jane Suresky, Jaclene Zauszniewski, Abir K. Bekhet
Factors Affecting Disruption In Families Of Adults With Mental Illness, M. Jane Suresky, Jaclene Zauszniewski, Abir K. Bekhet
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
PURPOSE: This study examined relationships between vulnerability/risk and protective factors, and family functioning in women family members of adults with serious mental illness.
DESIGN AND METHODS: Using a descriptive, correlational design, this secondary analysis examined characteristics of the family member with mental illness (e.g., diagnosis, level of care) and measures of caregiver stigma and strain, client dependence, family disruption, sense of coherence, and resourcefulness.
FINDINGS: Family disruption was greatest inwomenwho provided direct care and whose family member had major depression, followed by bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and panic disorder. Sense of coherence and resourcefulness were associated with lower family disruption, but …