2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Significance of Support Groups for Families of Young Schizophrenic Patients
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20592671
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Community health/Gerontological nurisng
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| Research Institution | Saitama Prefectural University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOKOYAMA Keiko Saitama Prefectural University, 保健医療福祉学部, 准教授 (80320670)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 精神障害者 / 家族支援 / 家族会 / セルフヘルプグループ |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research was to clarify the significance of support groups for the parents of young schizophrenic patients and to discuss the future of such groups in Japan.
The research method was Ethnography and participant observation, where 17 members' interview records and support group information were collected.
Three cultural aspects of support groups were identified : (1) transformational, in which generational changes reflect the times, (2) functional, as a social resource for group members, and (3) goal oriented, as family members of schizophrenic children find a new purpose in their own lives.
Support groups that act as a self-help group for families can be a force that promotes mental health. It is important that healthcare professionals, partnering with support groups, provide support to these groups.
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[Book] 参加観察法入門2010
Author(s)
田中美恵子、麻原きよみ監訳, 掛本知里大森純子, 田中美延里, 金谷光子, 妹尾弘子,下川清美, 横山惠子, 畠山卓也, 志賀加奈子, 田中美恵子
Publisher
医学書院
