Living With Mental Disorder: Insights From Qualitative Research (routledge Key Themes In Health And Society)

This evidence-based text puts a human face on mental disorders, illuminating the lived experience of people with mental health difficulties and their caregivers. Systematically reviewing the qualitative research conducted on living with a mental disorder, this text coalesces a large body of knowledge and centers on those disorders that have sufficient qualitative research to synthesize, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, intellectual disabilities, mood disorders, schizophrenia and dementia. Supported by numerous quotes, the text explores the perspective of those suffering with a mental disorder and their caregivers, discovering their experience of burden, their understanding of and the meaning they give to their disorder, the strengths and coping they have used to manage, as well as their interactions with the formal treatment system and the use of medication. This book will be of immense value to students, practitioners, and academics that support, study, and treat people in mental distress and their families. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 Table of Contents 7 List of tables 8 Acknowledgments 9 1 Introduction and overview 10 2 Methodology 15 PART I Disorders in children 20 3 The lived experience of parents of children with ADHD 21 4 The lived experience of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders 173 5 The lived experience of parents of youths with intellectual disability 195 PART II Disorders in adults 249 6 The lived experience of people with bipolar disorder 250 7 The lived experience of people with schizophrenia 284 8 The lived experience of women with depression 380 PART III Disorders in older adults 429 9 The lived experience of adults with intellectual disabilities: health, sexuality, and aging 430 10 The lived experience of adult child caregivers of parents with Alzheimer’s disease 493 11 The lived experience of older adults with depression 516 Index 554 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Methodology of Studies Part 1: Disorders in Children 3. Caregiver Perspectives of ADHD in Children 4. The Lived Experience of Parents in the USA with Children Diagnosed with ADHA 5. The Lived Experience of Parents with Youth with Intellectual Disability Part 2: Disorders in Adults 6. Bipolar Disorder 7. Schizophrenia Part 3: Disorders in Women 8. Depression in Women 9. Bulimia Nervosa Part 4: Disorders in Older Adults 10. Adults and Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilites: Health, Sexuality and Aging with Matthew Bogenschutz 11. Adult Child Caregivers of Older Adults Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disorder 12. Depression in Older Adults This evidence-based text illuminates the lived experience of people affected by mental health difficulties. Providing comprehensive reviews of the qualitative research on each disorder discussed, it offers insights into the perceived causes and triggers of mental illness, what is helpful in recovery and what constitutes relevant and helpful service provision.