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Love, Loss, and Learning: The Experiences of Fathers who have Children Diagnosed with Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Wiens Sandra E.,
Daniluk Judith C.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00115.x
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , mental health , developmental psychology , qualitative research , interpretative phenomenological analysis , population , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , social science , environmental health , sociology
The purpose of the present study was to give voice to fathers of young adult children diagnosed with schizophrenia within the past 10 years. A qualitative, phenomenological method was used to explore and describe the fathering experiences of the 6 volunteer participants. The findings suggest that mental health professionals should recognize the needs and important role of fathers in the lives of their children who have schizophrenia. Suggestions are provided for counselors working with this population.