A qualitative inquiry into consumer beliefs about the causes of mental illness.
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs
; 20(5): 442-7, 2013 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22812505
This paper examines consumer or service user beliefs about the causes of mental illness. It presents a qualitative, participatory action research study involving semi-structured in-depth interviews with 16 people who had been diagnosed with a mental illness and attended a community mental health centre in metropolitan South Australia. Inductive thematic analysis was undertaken, with a range of beliefs about the possible cause of mental illness identified. Findings are organized within two key areas: social or environmental factors and physical or biological factors. The social or environmental category included varied situations, clustered under the subcategories of: stress during childhood, events in adulthood and religious beliefs. Physical or biological factors included beliefs that mental illness was inherited, caused by brain malfunction or chemical imbalance. Of note, one-third of consumer participants who discussed possible causes of mental illness identified multiple potential causes. Implications for service delivery, specifically related to therapeutic trust and engagement, are also considered.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estresse Psicológico
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália