ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Kwaunpanomporn Thummathai

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Stress and coping patterns of primary caregivers of adolescent psychiatric patients

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 34, No. 1, January-June 2003. Page 1-14

รายละเอียด / Details:

The purpose of this study was to describe stressful caregiving situaion and coping pattern of the primary caregivers of adolescent psychiatric patients and its outcomes. 40 primary caregivers were purposive selected from primary caregivers of adolescent psychiatric patients who were hospitalized in suan-prung psychiatric Hospital Chiang Mai Province. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data based on the stress and coping appraisal of Lazarus and Folkman. The primary caregivers experienced stress, when they eccountered to 6 stress caregiving situations included having inability to study or work, self-care deficit, problematic behaviors and symtomps, therapeutic problems of patients, financial problems, and the conflict between caregivers and other significant caregivers. They attempted to deal with stressful caregiving situations by using multiple effective coping patterns included: denial and negative response relaxation oneself escape avoidance resignation to one's fate seeking social support accepting and responsibility, and planful problem solving. Most coping patterns help them resolve problems, and relieve stress except denial and negative response, relaxation oneself by drinking alcohol, and escapeavoidance when their child needed treatment.

Keywords: stress, coping patterns caregiver adolescent psychiatric patient, psychology, psychiatry

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2003

Address: Department psychiatric nursing faculty of nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiangmai, Thailand. 50200

Code: 000000138

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-1422

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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