TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial Functioning and Occupational Participation among Adolescent Children of Parents with Mental Illness
T2 - A Mixed Methods Study
AU - Thommen, Sruthi
AU - Acharya, Vinita
AU - Bhat, Shripathy M.
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This theme highlighted the social support offered by immediate family members, extended family members, neighbors, and friends. It was highlighted by the adolescents as a huge source of support and relief. Support from immediate and extended family members was talked about extensively by most of the adolescents in the form of support from both parents, the healthy parent, older siblings and in some cases, even grandparents. Alice, whose mother stays away from her, and her father claimed to derive emotional and financial support from one of her cousins who is several years older than she. Alice spoke of her as her own sister, she felt so close to her that she thought of her as her own older sibling. She shared
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - There is limited focus on children of parents with mental illness (COPMI). This study explored the psychosocial functioning and occupational participation of COPMI. We used a mixed methods study design where parents’ perceptions about the adolescent’s psychosocial functioning were measured quantitatively, followed by qualitative interviews with some of the adolescents. Results indicated close to average levels of psychosocial functioning among the adolescents while the qualitative findings suggested some issues related to their emotional well-being. Limitations of this study include fewer participants and psychosocial functioning of the adolescents being measured through parents’ perceptions.
AB - There is limited focus on children of parents with mental illness (COPMI). This study explored the psychosocial functioning and occupational participation of COPMI. We used a mixed methods study design where parents’ perceptions about the adolescent’s psychosocial functioning were measured quantitatively, followed by qualitative interviews with some of the adolescents. Results indicated close to average levels of psychosocial functioning among the adolescents while the qualitative findings suggested some issues related to their emotional well-being. Limitations of this study include fewer participants and psychosocial functioning of the adolescents being measured through parents’ perceptions.
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U2 - 10.1080/0164212X.2022.2111017
DO - 10.1080/0164212X.2022.2111017
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85136494715
SN - 0164-212X
VL - 39
SP - 271
EP - 294
JO - Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
JF - Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
IS - 3
ER -
