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Taking parents seriously: The experiences of parents with a son or daughter in adult medium secure forensic mental health care

Gemma Finlay-Carruthers, Jason Davies Orcid Logo, John Ferguson, Kevin Browne

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Volume: 27, Issue: 5, Pages: 1535 - 1545

Swansea University Author: Jason Davies Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/inm.12455

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Adult forensic mental health services provide care and treatment to individuals with complex offending and mental health histories. However little attention has been paid to the parents of those receiving care within them. This research explored the experiences of parents with an adult son or daught...

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Published in: International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
ISSN: 14458330
Published: 2018
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description Adult forensic mental health services provide care and treatment to individuals with complex offending and mental health histories. However little attention has been paid to the parents of those receiving care within them. This research explored the experiences of parents with an adult son or daughter with mental illness in a medium secure mental health unit. Transcripts from semi-structured interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. This led to the identification of three superordinate themes: “Something’s not right” - onset of mental distress; “It’s a terrible battle’- relating with professionals; and ‘A very sad fact of life’- caring with no end in sight were identified which together contained nine subordinate themes. The onset of the mental distress was narrated as overwhelming, frightening and confusing with experiences of violence. Services were seen as invalidating, and interactions with them characterised as a battle. Poor information and involvement was a common experience. Whilst diagnosis was a relief to some, the on-going sense of loss and burden was clear. Staying connected and hopes for the future were also described. It is clear from this study that mental health services need to do more to engage and foster trust with parents from the outset and to offer support for this group. If secure services were to view parents as ‘forensic carers’ this may help improve respect and engagement between services and carers. Services and policy makers should strive to foster high quality family involvement as part of developing social inclusion.
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