The experiential impact of hospitalisation:parents' accounts of caring for young people with early psychosis

Abstract

This research examines the experiential impact of hospitalisation on the parents of young people with early psychosis. In-depth interviews were conducted with a small sample of parents, and the resulting transcripts were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Five themes emerged from the data: Accepting and blaming, Feeling out of control, Hospitalisation as temporary containment, Feeling let down by services and Stigma. Aspects of the hospitalisation process were characterised by parents as generally negative, but a number of positive affirmations were also offered regarding the containing, supportive and crucial role of services. Parents' perceptions of hospitalisation as a difficult, and sometimes distressing, experience are exacerbated by the complexity of being the carer of a young person. Negotiating services and boundaries within the context of this relationship contributes to feelings of exclusion and disregard by professionals and services. The implications of this study resonate with the current government mental health strategy with regard to how services can engage and include carers in the mental health system, and equip and enable them to support their relatives with early psychosis.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104515581716
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences
Additional Information: © Sage 2015. The final publication is available via Sage at http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104515581716
Uncontrolled Keywords: caregivers,hospitalization,mental health services,parents,psychotic disorders,social stigma
Publication ISSN: 1461-7021
Last Modified: 08 Jan 2024 08:22
Date Deposited: 03 May 2017 10:05
Full Text Link: http://research ... lsbu.ac.uk/910/
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2016-01-01
Published Online Date: 2015-04-29
Accepted Date: 2015-04-01
Authors: Hickman, Gareth
Newton, Elizabeth
Fenton, Kelly
Thompson, Jessica
Boden, Zoë V.R.
Larkin, Michael (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-3304-7000)

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