A Critical Realist Informed Thematic Analysis: Families’ Experience of the Process of Adjustment When a Family Member Is in a Forensic Mental Health Hospital
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Williams, S. 2018. A Critical Realist Informed Thematic Analysis: Families’ Experience of the Process of Adjustment When a Family Member Is in a Forensic Mental Health Hospital. Prof Doc Thesis University of East London School of Psychology https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.874w5
Authors | Williams, S. |
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Type | Prof Doc Thesis |
Abstract | The experience of families who have a member in a forensic mental health hospital (FMHH) is a neglected area of research. It is understood that these families are a vulnerable population and face additional challenges e.g. violent behaviours, criminal justice system contact, to that of “carers” who care for a person with a mental health difficulty. Families’ experience of the process of adjustment when they have a member in a FMHH is a novel area of research, which this qualitative study explored. Eleven family members with a relative in a FMHH were interviewed. A Critical Realist informed Thematic Analysis was used to analyse the interviews. Two global themes emerged; “negotiating systems” and “family processes”. ‘Adjustment theories’, ‘systems theory’ and ‘family recovery’ were used as conceptual frameworks, which have been applied to “carers” who care for a person with a mental health difficulty, to understand the findings. Families are traumatised. The unexpected transitions of a member developing a mental health difficulty, violent behaviours and subsequent admission to a |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | University of East London |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.874w5 |
File | License File Access Level Anyone |
Publication dates | |
May 2018 | |
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Deposited | 20 Nov 2019 |
https://repository.uel.ac.uk/item/874w5
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