Gaining Personhood of People with Mentally Illnesses

获得精神疾病患者的人格

• 批准号: 17530374
• 负责人: KATO Tomoko
• 金额: $ 1.28万
• 依托单位: Saitama prefectural university
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 2005 至 2006
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/en/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-17530374/
• 关键词: The Mentally Ill; Life Stories; Self Concept; Narratives; 認識; 関係性

The purpose of the study was to answer the two questions ; a) what are the difficulties the mentally ill face throughout their normalization processes? b) what coping strategies they employ in order to combat identified difficulties? Thirteen informants participated in the study to narrate life stories. For the first question ; the participants identified treatment not with dignity as the most difficult. They stated that the difficulty was not their illness, but the fact that they had not been treated with dignity. The participants identified treatments they received in a uncaring manner as the most difficult thing they had to persevere. The following were specific difficulties they faced: a) medical staff's oblivious or uncaring manner toward the participants' aspirations in future ; b) shattered dreams of getting back to normal life that included having regular jobs and getting married : c) treated as inadequate adults by medical staff ; d) regarded as idling individuals by co-workers at work ; and e) having to display behaviors as defense mechanism in an attempt to conceal the conditions in desperation. As a result, the participants regarded themselves as "valueless existence". Some of them were, however, able to transform themselves into "valued beings" because of the following factors : a) knowing their diagnoses ; b) facing with reality ; and c) having a good support system of physicians and co-workers they could trust. Until then, the participants were subject to being ordered. Instead of being told what to do including drug compliance, they started to gain their dependence including drug adherence, thanks to the support group with whom they shared their illness experiences. Through narrating their stories, they were able to develop a new self-concept.

这项研究的目的是回答这两个问题；A)精神病患者在正常化过程中面临的困难是什么？B)他们采用什么应对策略来应对已发现的困难？13名被调查者参与了这项研究，讲述他们的生活故事。第一个问题；参与者认为没有尊严的待遇是最困难的。他们说，困难不在于他们的病，而在于他们没有得到有尊严的对待。参与者认为，他们接受的冷漠的治疗是他们必须坚持的最困难的事情。他们面临的具体困难是：a)医务人员对参与者未来的愿望漠不关心；B)恢复正常生活的梦想破灭，包括有正常的工作和结婚；c)被医务人员当作不称职的成年人对待；D)在工作中被同事视为游手好闲的人；e)在绝望的情况下，不得不表现出作为防御机制的行为来掩盖这种情况。因此，参与者认为自己是“毫无价值的存在”。然而，他们中的一些人能够将自己转变为“有价值的人”，因为以下因素：a)知道他们的诊断；B)面对现实；c)有一个良好的支持系统，由他们可以信任的医生和同事组成。在此之前，参与者都是服从命令的。他们没有被告知要做什么，包括药物依从性，而是开始获得依赖，包括药物依从性，这要感谢他们与他们分享疾病经历的支持小组。通过讲述他们的故事，他们能够形成一种新的自我概念。

项目成果

Gaining Personhood of People with Mentally Illnesses

获得精神疾病患者的人格

• 发表时间: 2005
• 期刊: Journal of Japanese ＆ Asian Studies Vol1.2
• 作者: Rakugi;A.;Tomoko Kato
• 通讯作者: Tomoko Kato

病いと生きる

带病生活

• 发表时间: 2005
• 期刊: 日本アジア研究 2
• 作者: Rakugi;A;加藤 朋子
• 通讯作者: 加藤 朋子