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    Medication adherence, social support, and recovery: perspectives of individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and their families

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    Author/Creator
    Krutis, Susan Denise
    Date
    2012-12-14
    2012-08
    Type of Work
    application/pdf
    xiv, 400 pages
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    dissertations
    Department
    Towson University. Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science
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    Copyright protected, all rights reserved.
    There are no restrictions on access to this document. An internet release form signed by the author to display this document online is on file with Towson University Special Collections and Archives.
    Abstract
    Medication non-adherence for individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders is a problem with serious consequences to personal health, family relationships, and the community at large. Occupational therapists in mental health facilitate medication management strategies and need to be informed in order to determine best practice approaches. This study utilized a qualitative multiple case-study approach to examine the lived experiences of four consumers and four families relative to psychiatric medication adherence, social support, and recovery. In-depth, semi-structured interviews and brief recovery surveys were completed. Results suggest that consumers in this study incorporated medications as a process that illustrated development of self-awareness. Consumers' desire for greater autonomy in early adulthood emerged as a powerful influence on their sense of liminality. Parents articulated that medications were necessary for their adult children's illnesses, and that decisions about how to support their adult children were complicated. The findings of this study have important implications for occupational therapists in the delivery of client-centered mental health care to support individuals and their families with medication adherence.


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    Towson University
    8000 York Road
    Towson, Maryland 21252

    Website:
    www.towson.edu

    Contact Info:
    azukowski@towson.edu
    410-704-5318
    http://libraries.towson.edu/md-soar


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.