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TY - JOUR
T1 - Family members’ experience of seeking help for first-episode psychosis on behalf of a loved one
T2 - a metasynthesis of qualitative research
AU - Cairns, Victoria
AU - Reid, Graeme
AU - Murray, Craig
PY - 2015/6
Y1 - 2015/6
N2 - AimFamily members often play a vital role in seeking help for loved ones experiencing first-episode psychosis. Understanding this experience is crucial in facilitating the help-seeking process. Qualitative research offers valuable insight into the lived experience of family members who seek help on behalf of a loved one experiencing first-episode psychosis.MethodThe current research presents a systematic review of qualitative studies exploring the family member experience of seeking help for first-episode psychosis.ResultsA meta-synthesis of 13 qualitative studies has revealed four themes relating to family members' experience of seeking help for first-episode psychosis. These include a sense of not knowing, the reaching of crisis point, the impact upon the family member and the mediating role of interactions with others. A further synthesis of translation captures the interaction of these themes within this experience.ConclusionsThe findings provide a novel insight into this experience, suggesting implications for clinical practice. These include a focus upon the facilitation of early positive interactions with family members and for first-episode psychosis to be presented to families in a normalizing manner. The need for future research that examines the experience of those who do not seek help from health services is discussed.
AB - AimFamily members often play a vital role in seeking help for loved ones experiencing first-episode psychosis. Understanding this experience is crucial in facilitating the help-seeking process. Qualitative research offers valuable insight into the lived experience of family members who seek help on behalf of a loved one experiencing first-episode psychosis.MethodThe current research presents a systematic review of qualitative studies exploring the family member experience of seeking help for first-episode psychosis.ResultsA meta-synthesis of 13 qualitative studies has revealed four themes relating to family members' experience of seeking help for first-episode psychosis. These include a sense of not knowing, the reaching of crisis point, the impact upon the family member and the mediating role of interactions with others. A further synthesis of translation captures the interaction of these themes within this experience.ConclusionsThe findings provide a novel insight into this experience, suggesting implications for clinical practice. These include a focus upon the facilitation of early positive interactions with family members and for first-episode psychosis to be presented to families in a normalizing manner. The need for future research that examines the experience of those who do not seek help from health services is discussed.
KW - family member
KW - help seeking
KW - meta-synthesis
KW - psychosis
U2 - 10.1111/eip.12157
DO - 10.1111/eip.12157
M3 - Journal article
VL - 9
SP - 185
EP - 199
JO - Early Intervention in Psychiatry
JF - Early Intervention in Psychiatry
SN - 1751-7893
IS - 3
ER -