TY - JOUR
T1 - The family experience of mental illness
T2 - Evidence for resilience
AU - Marsh, Diane T.
AU - Lefley, Harriet P.
AU - Evans-Rhodes, Debra
AU - Ansell, Vanessa I.
AU - Doerzbacher, Brenda M.
AU - Labarbera, Laura
AU - Paluzzi, Joan E.
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - A national survey was used to explore the potential for resilience among family members of people with mental illness. The sample included 131 family members: mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, and extended family members. Responding to open-ended questions, participants were asked to describe any family, personal, or consumer strengths that had developed as a result of the mental illness. Family resilience was reported by 87.8% of participants. Personal resilience was reported by 99.2%; and consumer resilience by 75.6%. Components of these composite scores were identified. Implications of these findings are discussed, and suggestions for professional practice are offered.
AB - A national survey was used to explore the potential for resilience among family members of people with mental illness. The sample included 131 family members: mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, and extended family members. Responding to open-ended questions, participants were asked to describe any family, personal, or consumer strengths that had developed as a result of the mental illness. Family resilience was reported by 87.8% of participants. Personal resilience was reported by 99.2%; and consumer resilience by 75.6%. Components of these composite scores were identified. Implications of these findings are discussed, and suggestions for professional practice are offered.
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U2 - 10.1037/h0095390
DO - 10.1037/h0095390
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:1542474038
VL - 20
SP - X-12
JO - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
JF - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
SN - 1095-158X
IS - 2
ER -