Caregiving and schizophrenia: The well siblings' perspective

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorDodge, Christopher E.
dc.contributor.supervisorSmith, Andre P.
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-20T22:06:47Z
dc.date.available2011-04-20T22:06:47Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011-04-20
dc.degree.departmentDept. of Sociologyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explore the meanings well siblings attribute to their experiences caring for a brother or sister with schizophrenia. This study retrospectively examined changes in the nature of the relationship between the well and ill siblings before, during, and after the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Ten well sibling caregivers of people with schizophrenia participated in the study. The findings suggest that the sibling relationship was strong in childhood yet weakened in adolescence which influenced the well sibling’s caregiving involvement. During the onset of the illness, well siblings spoke about the changes they noticed in their sibling’s personality, behaviour, and lifestyle choices and sought professional help. The diagnosis of schizophrenia and the illness resulted in marked changes in the relationship between well and ill siblings. Well siblings spoke about struggling with their ill sibling’s dependency and with having to balance their own lives with their caregiving responsibilities.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/3247
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectSchizophreniaen_US
dc.subjectSevere Mental Illnessen_US
dc.subjectCaregivingen_US
dc.subjectSiblingen_US
dc.subjectSupporten_US
dc.subjectFamilyen_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectSocialen_US
dc.subjectBrotheren_US
dc.subjectSisteren_US
dc.subjectCareen_US
dc.subjectPerspectiveen_US
dc.subjectPsychosisen_US
dc.subjectRelationshipen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectPsychiatryen_US
dc.subjectBonden_US
dc.subjectWellen_US
dc.subjectIllen_US
dc.subjectBurdenen_US
dc.titleCaregiving and schizophrenia: The well siblings' perspectiveen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Dodge_Christopher_MA_2011.pdf
Size:
1.01 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.74 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD)
Theses (Sociology)
 
University of Victoria Libraries

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.