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Family experiences with mental illness

Author: Richard C Tessler; Gail Gamache
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, 2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Through interviews conducted with hundreds of family members [in Ohio] between 1989 and 1997, Tessler and Gamache provide substantial research on the impact of mental illness on the family ... [and] take a holistic approach to the family experience and present a variety of family responses and dilemmas."--Cover.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Richard C Tessler; Gail Gamache
ISBN: 0865692513 9780865692510 0865692521 9780865692527
OCLC Number: 42397442
Description: xviii, 187 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Pt. I. Introduction. 1. Mental Illness and the Family --
Pt. II. Family Experiences in Ohio: 1989-1992. 2. The Research Landscape. 3. What Basic Needs Did Family Members Provide? 4. What Troublesome Behaviors Did Family Members Try to Control? 5. How Much Did Family Members Spend? 6. What Were the Emotional Costs for Family Members? 7. What Were the Positive Aspects for Family Members? 8. How Involved Were Other Members of the Family Household? --
Pt. III. Family Experiences in Ohio: 1995-1997. 9. The Research Landscape Revisited. 10. How Much Involvement Do Family Members Want? 11. How Did Family Members Evaluate Professionals, Services, and Systems? 12. What Did Family Members Know about Mental Health Insurance Coverage? --
Pt. IV. Implications. 13. Dilemmas of Kinship.
Responsibility: Richard Tessler and Gail Gamache.

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"Through interviews conducted with hundreds of family members [in Ohio] between 1989 and 1997, Tessler and Gamache provide substantial research on the impact of mental illness on the family ... [and] take a holistic approach to the family experience and present a variety of family responses and dilemmas."--Cover.

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