Experiences of family members of relatives admitted as state patients in a psychiatric hospital
South African Journal of Psychiatry
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Experiences of family members of relatives admitted as state patients in a psychiatric hospital | |
| Creator | Malebye, Seipati Ntshingila, Nompumelelo Poggenpoel, Marie | |
| Description | Background: Family members play an important role in caring for state patients during their admission to a psychiatric hospital. They receive limited support from the multidisciplinary team because they do not have a relationship that will promote the families to verbalise their thoughts, rather the interaction that the multidisciplinary team and family members share is about the admitted state patient.Aim: This article explored and described the experiences of family members who have a relative admitted as a state patient in a psychiatric hospital. Based on the findings, specific recommendations were provided to facilitate the mental health of state patients’ family members in the future.Setting: The study was conducted in participants’ homes; only one interview took place in the psychiatric hospital when the family member came to meet the multidisciplinary team.Methods: The study employed a qualitative, exploratory and contextual research design. Family members’ lived experiences were explored using in-depth phenomenological interviews and later analysed.Results: The findings indicated family members experienced negative feelings, a sincere desire to support their relatives and a great need to share information and knowledge about mental illness.Conclusion: The study indicated that state patients’ family members’ mental health should be focused on to improve their understanding of mental illness.Contribution: The findings of this study call for collaboration between the family members, the police and multidisciplinary teams from the hospitals, the mental health awareness and counselling for families. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2023-07-26 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v29i0.1958 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Psychiatry; Vol 29 (2023); 8 pages 2078-6786 1608-9685 | |
| Language | eng | |
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