Experience of stigma among family members of people with severe mental illness: A qualitative systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Yin ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
Chenxi Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Qualitative Systematic Review

scholarly journals The experiences of family caregivers of people with severe mental illness in the Middle East: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. e0254351
Author(s):  
Aisha Hamed Alyafei ◽  
Taghrid Alqunaibet ◽  
Hassan Mansour ◽  
Afia Ali ◽  
Jo Billings
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Middle East Countries

Background There is a wealth of literature exploring the experiences of family caregivers of people with severe mental illness (SMI) in western countries, however, this topic has been neglected in the Middle East, despite families being the main source of caregiving in this context. The purpose of this review was to conduct a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis to explore the experiences of family caregivers living in countries in the Middle East caring for a relative with severe mental illness. Methods A systematic review and meta-synthesis were conducted, to comprehensively gain a thorough and detailed overview of what is known about family caregivers’ experiences from published qualitative research in the Middle East geographical area from inception to May 2021. The review protocol was pre-registered with PROSPERO (Ref: CRD42020165519). Results The review identified twelve qualitative studies that explored caregivers’ experiences of caring for relatives with SMI in Middle East countries. Family caregivers’ experiences were captured under seven overarching themes. The participants across all studies reported negative consequences of providing care, increased burden and emotional distress. Many experienced issues with family/marital relationships and stigmatizing attitudes and behaviours from their communities. Caregivers expressed the need for increased support which was perceived to have a critical role in improving family caregivers’ experiences. Conclusions The meta-synthesis revealed many challenges and issues that affect caregivers of people with SMI in the Middle East. Family caregivers experienced distress and burden, and reported significant impact on their psychological well-being. Their experiences highlight the urgent need to provide more support for family caregivers in Middle East countries.

scholarly journals Volunteering in the care of people with severe mental illness: a systematic review

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Hallett ◽  
Günter Klug ◽  
Christoph Lauber ◽  
Stefan Priebe
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness

scholarly journals Economic burden of caregiving for persons with severe mental illness in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. e0199830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Addo ◽  
Samuel Agyei Agyemang ◽  
Yesim Tozan ◽  
Justice Nonvignon
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Economic Burden ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

Comorbidity of Physical Disorders Among Patients With Severe Mental Illness With and Without Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ifeoma N. Onyeka ◽  
Margrethe Collier Høegh ◽  
Eldbjørg Marie Nåheim Eien ◽  
Bright I. Nwaru ◽  
Ingrid Melle
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Physical Disorders

scholarly journals Self-management interventions for people with severe mental illness: systematic review and meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 214 (5) ◽  
pp. 260-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Lean ◽  
Miriam Fornells-Ambrojo ◽  
Alyssa Milton ◽  
Brynmor Lloyd-Evans ◽  
Bronwyn Harrison-Stewart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Management Interventions

BackgroundSelf-management is intended to empower individuals in their recovery by providing the skills and confidence they need to take active steps in recognising and managing their own health problems. Evidence supports such interventions in a range of long-term physical health conditions, but a recent systematic synthesis is not available for people with severe mental health problems.AimsTo evaluate the effectiveness of self-management interventions for adults with severe mental illness (SMI).MethodA systematic review of randomised controlled trials was conducted. A meta-analysis of symptomatic, relapse, recovery, functioning and quality of life outcomes was conducted, using RevMan.ResultsA total of 37 trials were included with 5790 participants. From the meta-analysis, self-management interventions conferred benefits in terms of reducing symptoms and length of admission, and improving functioning and quality of life both at the end of treatment and at follow-up. Overall the effect size was small to medium. The evidence for self-management interventions on readmissions was mixed. However, self-management did have a significant effect compared with control on subjective measures of recovery such as hope and empowerment at follow-up, and self-rated recovery and self-efficacy at both time points.ConclusionThere is evidence that the provision of self-management interventions alongside standard care improves outcomes for people with SMI. Self-management interventions should form part of the standard package of care provided to people with SMI and should be prioritised in guidelines: research on best methods of implementing such interventions in routine practice is needed.Declaration of interestsNone.

scholarly journals The effectiveness and design of informed choice tools for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Frédérique Rachel Lamontagne-Godwin ◽  
Claire Henderson ◽  
Caroline Lafarge ◽  
Rosemary Stock ◽  
Elizabeth Alexandra Barley
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Informed Choice
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