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L'aide Que Des Femmes Offrent à Leur Fils Ou à Leur Fille Présentant Des Troubles Psychotiques et le Réseau de Soutien de Ces Femmes

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1994

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Cet article décrit le soutien à la vie quotidienne que des mères offrent à leur enfant d'âge adulte atteint de troubles psychotiques ainsi que celui qu'elles reçoivent de leur entourage par rapport à des besoins spécifiques aux troubles de leur enfant. Les 99 participantes ont été rencontrées par l'entremise de centres hospitaliers et de groupes d'entraide et représentent lous les milieux socio-économiques. Les résultats de cette recherche mettent en relief que les participantes offrent un soutien important à leur enfant, qu'elles ressentent une forte préoccupation quant au bien-ètre de celui-ci et que leur famille personnelle est leur principale source de soutien émotif, de conseils, et d'aide concrète. Les professionnels et professionnelles de la santé mentale, en bonne partic par l'entremise de ressources intermédiaires ou communautaires, offrent surtout un soutien informationnel. Les répondantes faisant partie d'un groupe d'entraide se distinguent de façon significative des autres répondantes à l'étude à l'effet qu'elles ressentent plus de besoins par rapport aux troubles de leur enfant et qu'elles sont plus préoccupées de son bien-ětre.

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We describe in this paper the everyday support mothers give to their adult sons or daughters suffering from psychotic disorders. We also describe the support these women receive from their social network regarding specific needs related to their children's disorders. Ninety-nine women, representing all socioeconomic groups, were interviewed. They were recruited through hospitals and self-help groups. The results of this study highlight the fact that participants give a substantial amount of support to their children, that they have considerable concern for their children's well-being, and that members of their family are their main source of emotional and practical support, and of advice. Mental health professionals give primarily informational support to respondents, in part through community-based agencies. The respondents who belong to self-help groups have significantly more needs related to their children's disorders and have more concern for their children's well-being than do the other respondents.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 13Number 1April 1994
Pages: 73 - 95

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Version of record online: 1 Mai 2009

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Myreille St-Onge
Francine Lavoie

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