Living in families with mental illness caused by armed conflict, political violence and forced migration.
Doctoral Project
Facts
- Contact person:
- Tove Dackert
- Financer:
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- Faculty of Health and Society
- Responsible at MaU:
- Tove Dackert
- Project members at MaU:
- Time frame:
- 01 October 2024 - 31 December 2028
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About the project
My research focuses on family members of individuals suffering from mental illness related to armed conflict, political violence, and forced migration, who have been resettled in Sweden.
Aim
The aim of the dissertation is to explore how family members of patients in mental health care experience their everyday life, and to examine the support they receive from the healthcare system in their role as next of kin.
The project consists of three sub-studies and has a practice-based approach.
- Study I explores healthcare professionals’ perspectives on supporting family members of patients.
- Study II is based on qualitative interviews with family members, including both children and adults, focusing on their lived experiences.
- Study III involves focus group interviews with professionals, examining how the findings from the first two studies can be translated into clinical implications for practice.