Erfahrungen in einer Gruppe von erwachsenen Kindern seelisch kranker Eltern[[*]]

Zusammenfassung

Kinder seelisch kranker Eltern haben eine erhöhte Rate an psychopathologischen Symptomen und zeigen verminderte Anpassungsfähigkeit. Dennoch gibt es wenige Studien, die die Erfahrungen dieser Kinder und ihre Ansichten bezüglich ihrer bisherigen Kontakte zu psychiatrischen Diensten untersuchen. Diese Studie ist den Erfahrungen einer Gruppe von Kindern ehemaliger stationärer Psychiatriepatienten nachgegangen, indem man ihnen einen Fragebogen zugeschickt hat. 36 Personen haben geantwortet. Ihre Antworten hat man mithilfe der Inhaltsanalyse qualitativ untersucht. Die Teilnehmer berichteten von negativen Erfahrungen sowie mangelhafter Information und Unterstützung seitens der psychiatrischen Dienste. Sie hätten sich mehr Erklärungen und Unterstützung für sich selbst gewünscht. Um die Bedeutung der Ergebnisse festzustellen, hat man quantitative Daten verwendet.

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Der Artikel ist erschienen im „Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing“ 2007, 14. Jg., S.744–752. Der Abdruck erfolgt mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Verlages Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Übersetzung aus dem Englischen: Uwe Gerritz