Parental and God Representations Among Individuals with Psychosis: A Grounded Theory Analysis.
Religiousness, spirituality, and social support have all been identified as having a positive impact on overall mental health outcomes. The current study describes quantitative and qualitative assessment of parental and God representations among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (N = 46). Six salient themes emerged; participants described the importance of caregiver love and nurturance, need for God, loss of family members, love of God, concrete support provided by parents, and the ability to tolerate ambivalent feelings toward parents. Participants linked their relationships with parents and God to their process of recovery. Implications for clinical practice are discussed.
School-Child Clinical Psychology Program, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, 1165 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA. tracy.prout@einstein.yu.edu.
Tracy A
TA
Prout
School-Child Clinical Psychology Program, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, 1165 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
Patricia
P
Ottaviano
College of Mount Saint Vincent, Bronx, NY, USA.
Alexa
A
Taveras
College of Mount Saint Vincent, Bronx, NY, USA.
Carolyn
C
Sepulveda
College of Mount Saint Vincent, Bronx, NY, USA.
Julian
J
Torres
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D066296:Grounded Theory; D006801:Humans; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
Object relations; Recovery; Schizoaffective disorder; Schizophrenia