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Navigating through the child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit: adolescents’ and parents’ experiences
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Trüter, Jacqui (2019) Navigating through the child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit: adolescents’ and parents’ experiences. DClinPsych thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
This thesis focuses on adolescents’ and parents’ experiences of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit (CAMHSIU).
Chapter one is a systematic literature review of adolescents’ experiences of their CAMHSIU stay. A comprehensive search of the qualitative literature revealed 9 articles meeting the criteria for this study. A meta-ethnographic synthesis was conducted and three meta-themes were identified. These meta-themes related to adolescents’ views of relationships on the unit, their experiences of safety and confinement and the overall impact of their inpatient stay. Clinical implications including the need for the development of trauma-informed environments and staff training are discussed. Limitations and research recommendations are also considered.
The second chapter of this thesis captures parents’ lived experiences following their child’s admission to a CAMHSIU. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to explore parents’ experiences. Seven parents took part in individual semi-structured interviews. Three superordinate themes emerged that highlighted the challenges parents face in navigating the inpatient system, experiences of loss and grief and parents’ process of understanding and adapting following their child’s admission. The findings suggest that additional support is required for parents following their child’s admission. Clinical implications, limitations and research recommendations are discussed.
The third and final chapter of this thesis presents a first-person reflective account of the author’s experience of conducting the research. The author considers the value of personal and professional development through reflection and reflexivity in the research process. The author reflects on their research narrative prior to commencing the research and how their experiences and learning through the research process have shaped and developed their research narrative.
Item Type: | Thesis (DClinPsych) | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Child mental health services -- Great Britain, Youth -- Mental health services -- Great Britain, Child mental health services -- Great Britain -- Case studies, Parent and child -- Great Britain | ||||
Official Date: | July 2019 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Department of Psychology | ||||
Thesis Type: | DClinPsych | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Marczak, Magdalena ; Kucharska, Jo ; Gilbey, Felicity | ||||
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Extent: | x, 172 leaves : illustrations | ||||
Language: | eng |
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