FAMILIES AS ADVOCATES FOR THE MENTALLY ILL: A Survey of Characteristics and Service Needs

A mail survey of family members of individuals with psychiatric disabilities assessed perceptions of service needs. Housing needs emerged as the primary concern of these family members. Policy implications regarding the family are considered in light of public responsibility for the care and support...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1991-04, Vol.61 (2), p.282-290
Main Authors: Grosser, René C, Vine, Phyllis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Biological and medical sciences
Community Mental Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence
Consumer Advocacy - legislation & jurisprudence
Consumer Behavior - legislation & jurisprudence
Families & family life
Family
Family Members
Health Services Needs and Demand - legislation & jurisprudence
Home Nursing - legislation & jurisprudence
Home Nursing - psychology
Human
Humans
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - rehabilitation
Mental health
Mental Health Services
Mental Patients
Needs
Needs Assessment
New York
Polls & surveys
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Self Help Groups
Social Movements
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social research
Social services
Social Support
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Summary:A mail survey of family members of individuals with psychiatric disabilities assessed perceptions of service needs. Housing needs emerged as the primary concern of these family members. Policy implications regarding the family are considered in light of public responsibility for the care and support of those with psychiatric disabilities.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1037/h0079251