Family experiences with mental illness / Richard Tessler and Gail Gamache.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Tessler, Richard C.

Contributor:

• Gamache, Gail, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Mentally ill--Family relationships.
• Mental illness.

Physical Description:

xviii, 187 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, CT : Auburn House, 2000.

Summary:

Shows how the family response to mental illness is structured by factors external to the illness.

Contents:

• 1 Mental Illness and the Family 3
• Part II Family Experiences in Ohio: 1989-1992
• 2 The Research Landscape 17
• 3 What Basic Needs Did Family Members Provide? 29
• 4 What Troublesome Behaviors Did Family Members Try to Control? 49
• 5 How Much Did Family Members Spend? 65
• 6 What Were the Emotional Costs for Family Members? 77
• 7 What Were the Positive Aspects for Family Members? 87
• 8 How Involved Were Other Members of the Family Household? 103
• Part III Family Experiences in Ohio: 1995-1997
• 9 The Research Landscape Revisited 119
• 10 How Much Involvement Do Family Members Want? 129
• 11 How Did Family Members Evaluate Professionals, Services, and Systems? 141
• 12 What Did Family Members Know about Mental Health Insurance Coverage? 153
• Part IV Implications
• 13 Dilemmas of Kinship 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-183) and index.

ISBN:

• 0865692513
• 0865692521

OCLC:

42397442