Whose life am I living?: Relatives living in the shadow of depression
Whose life am I living?: Relatives living in the shadow of depression
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DOI：
10.1177/0020764008090794
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发表时间：
2008-07-01
影响因子：
7.5
通讯作者：
Ostman, Margareta
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作者：
Stjernsward, Sigrid;Ostman, Margareta
背景：患有精神疾病的家庭经历了额外的负担，需要信息和支持。目的：本研究的目的是探讨与抑郁症患者生活密切的家庭的经历。方法：对 18 人进行单独或焦点小组访谈。使用扎根理论启发的方法对数据进行分析。结果：大多数参与者表达了一种无法过自己的生活、努力平衡人际关系、适应和重新评估自己的生活环境以及努力表达患病亲属和自己的需求的感觉。结论：可以采取更多措施来帮助抑郁症患者亲属并维持他们的希望。
Background: Families living with mental illness experience added burden and need information and support.Aim: This aim of this study was to explore the experiences of families living close to a depressed individual.Methods: Eighteen persons were interviewed individually or in focus groups. Data was analysed using a grounded theory-inspired methodology.Results: Most participants expressed a feeling of not living their own life, struggling to balance relationships, adapting to and re-evaluating their life circumstances, and struggling to voice their ill relatives' and their own needs.Conclusions: More can be done to help and sustain hope in the relatives of persons with depression.