‘Canaries in the mine’. Parents of adult children with schizophrenia: An integrative review of the literature

Klages, D; Usher, K; Jackson, D

‘Canaries in the mine’. Parents of adult children with schizophrenia: An integrative review of the literature

Klages, D Usher, K

Jackson, D

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Citation:: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2017, 26 (1), pp. 5 - 19
Issue Date:: 2017-02-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Klages, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Usher, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9686-5003	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-5325	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:08:19Z
dc.date.issued	2017-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2017, 26 (1), pp. 5 - 19	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1445-8330	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/109145
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc. The purpose of this integrative review was to evaluate the current state of knowledge of parents who have adult children diagnosed with schizophrenia and their relationship with mental health professionals. Findings indicated that parents (primarily mothers) believed they intuitively knew when their adult children were becoming unwell and that they doggedly pursued connections with mental health care providers. Five themes were evident in the literature: trusting your instincts, feeling dismissed and devalued, making connections and making concessions, living with distress and sorrow, and becoming your own health-care provider. The implications of the findings on mental health nursing practice indicate that professional family relationships were not ideal, and that parents wanted to improve these relationships. Parents wanted health-care professionals to respond to their requests for help for both their children and for themselves, and wanted to be able to help the mental health team to help their adult children.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Mental Health Nursing	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/inm.12290	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult Children	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Parents	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Schizophrenia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Schizophrenic Psychology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Help-Seeking Behavior	en_US
dc.title	‘Canaries in the mine’. Parents of adult children with schizophrenia: An integrative review of the literature	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	26	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Nursing
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	26	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc. The purpose of this integrative review was to evaluate the current state of knowledge of parents who have adult children diagnosed with schizophrenia and their relationship with mental health professionals. Findings indicated that parents (primarily mothers) believed they intuitively knew when their adult children were becoming unwell and that they doggedly pursued connections with mental health care providers. Five themes were evident in the literature: trusting your instincts, feeling dismissed and devalued, making connections and making concessions, living with distress and sorrow, and becoming your own health-care provider. The implications of the findings on mental health nursing practice indicate that professional family relationships were not ideal, and that parents wanted to improve these relationships. Parents wanted health-care professionals to respond to their requests for help for both their children and for themselves, and wanted to be able to help the mental health team to help their adult children.

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