Publication Date
2013
Document Type
Dissertation
Committee Members
Irma Johnston (Committee Member), Michelle Schultz (Committee Member), Julie Williams (Committee Chair)
Degree Name
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
Abstract
The study of facilitators of treatment seeking and compliance in people with severe mental illness represents a significant gap in the current literature. The present study, using a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, attempted to identify facilitators to treatment seeking and compliance through the lived experiences of people living with severe mental illness. Interviews were used to gather information about the experience of people with severe mental illness regarding disability identity development, recovery, interactions with treatment and treatment providers, the experience of being diagnosed with a severe mental illness, and the impact of psychiatric disability on family, friends, and functioning. Results reflected the importance of religion and spirituality, trust, coping and self-care, disability identity, and social and family support as key facilitators to treatment seeking and compliance in people with severe mental illness. Implications for the provision of services to people with severe mental illness and for future research are discussed.
Page Count
188
Department or Program
School of Professional Psychology
Year Degree Awarded
2014
Copyright
Copyright 2013, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Wright State University and OhioLINK.
