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Post-traumatic growth: Health professionals as mothers of adult children with schizophrenia

Published Date: 10.8.2020

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Theme: Service systems

Sub-theme: Mental health services

Mental health Schizophrenia Lived experience Qualitative data Thematic analysis

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Theme: Service systems

Sub-theme: Mental health services

Go to Publication Mental health Schizophrenia Lived experience Qualitative data Thematic analysis

Verification Statement

This publication / resource is hosted on a publicly available external link. If the full text is not publicly accessible, summary points are included and a contact method for the author(s) is provided, where available.

The summary information presented is based on content submitted by an author or other user
, along with publicly available information about the publication / resource added by the Carer Knowledge Exchange team.

All content is reviewed, edited and approved by the Carer Knowledge Exchange team, in line with our Submission Guidelines.


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Post-traumatic growth: Health professionals as mothers of adult children with schizophrenia

Published Date: 10.8.2020

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    Debra Klages, Leah East, Kim Usher, Debra Jackson

Long Summary

In this paper, we aimed to describe the development of post-traumatic growth in a group of international mothers who provide lifelong care for their ill children. We conducted interviews with 13 health professionals who were mothers of adult children with schizophrenia, using a feminist storytelling approach. Through thematic analysis, we found that these mothers had experienced a complex traumatic process influenced by gender and the dominant ruling relations in healthcare. Over time, these women grew and became experts by experience due to their combined mothering and professional knowledge. The findings suggest that health professionals can play a central role in supporting their peers and include mothers as allies in the care of their adult children with schizophrenia.

Author's / Publisher's Contact Details:

klagesdebi@hotmail.com

    Key Messages for Carers


  • There is the potential for mothers who have survived similar traumatic events to experience positive changes, tenacity of spirit, and sometimes even a drive to help others in similar circumstances.

  • Key Messages for Policy Makers


  • Mental health professionals working with their colleagues, who have dual roles, can be sensitive to the complex individual familial and institutional realities that inextricably involve the inclusion and exclusion from care and support for their adult children. We further argue that there is a need to support the wisdom of and research around health professionals who are mothers of adult children with schizophrenia.

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