It's Not a Race, It's a Marathon! Families Living with a Young Adult Suffering from Mental Illness.

It's Not a Race, It's a Marathon! Families Living with a Young Adult Suffering from Mental Illness. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2020 Jun 30;:1-9 Authors: Aass LK, Skundberg-Kletthagen H, Schröder A, Moen ØL Abstract The aim of this study is to explore families' perceptions of everyday life when living with a young adult suffering from mental illness. Findings include: 1) Families balance between letting go and enabling the young adult to become independent while remaining close to help him/her complete education, work and have a social life. 2) Young adults try to deal with symptoms of mental illness by themselves and not be a burden, although longing for family members to understand them and the situation. 3) Healthcare professionals still hold back information although young adults have consented to giving family members insight. PMID: 32605407 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Issues Ment Health Nurs Source Type: research