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The Views of Mental Health Manager Towards the Use of a Family Work Model for Psychosis in Guangzhou, China

Dixon, J; Lie, J; Huang, W; Sin, PHJ; Smith, G (2018) The Views of Mental Health Manager Towards the Use of a Family Work Model for Psychosis in Guangzhou, China. Community Mental Health Journal, 54 (7). pp. 1057-1063. ISSN 1573-2789 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-018-0247-7
SGUL Authors: Sin, Pui Han Jacqueline

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Abstract

Family Interventions in Psychosis (FIP) have been promoted internationally but have been criticised for being based on western cultural models. This paper reports on a focus group study with 10 Integrated Mental Health Service Managers in Guangzhou, China using thematic analysis. Managers believed FIP might benefit families but identified potential difficulties due to (a) families avoiding services due to the ‘shame’ of mental illness (b) unrealistic expectations of services amongst families (c) deferral to ‘key decision-makers’ within families when discussing family issues with workers. The findings indicate that FIP work should focus on interaction between carers in the first instance with service users being introduced into sessions at a later date and that more attention needs to be given by the research community to how FIP may be adapted to cultural norms within China.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Community Mental Health Journal. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-018-0247-7
Keywords: Psychiatry, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1701 Psychology
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Population Health Research Institute (INPH)
Journal or Publication Title: Community Mental Health Journal
ISSN: 1573-2789
Dates:
DateEvent
October 2018Published
21 February 2018Published Online
11 February 2018Accepted
Publisher License: Publisher's own licence
URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/109626
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-018-0247-7

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