Interpersonal relationship narratives of older adults with schizophrenia-spectrum diagnoses

Bibliographic Data

ID9052985
AuthorsLydia P Ogden (0000-0001-8671-7149, Columbia University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume84
Issue6
Pages674-684
Publication date2014-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/ort0000035
PMID25545434
OpenAlexW2335195738
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Shared themes connected to interpersonal relationships across the life courses of older adults with schizophrenia-spectrum diagnoses were identified in first-person life history narratives and explored in depth. Findings were developed through thematic narrative analysis of 35 interviews with 7 older adults currently in treatment for schizophrenia-spectrum diagnoses. A combination of open-ended questions, life history calendars, and time diaries were used to structure interviews, and narrative and analytical development. Themes of relational losses, relational voids, relational adjustments, relational adaptations, and the need for solitude were identified and located as they occurred in patterns across the life course. Specific implications for theoretical development, practice, policy, and future research on interventions that address social recovery for older adults with schizophrenia are discussed

Developmental psychology · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Medical diagnosis · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Psychiatry · Psychosis · Qualitative research · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) · Schizophrenia Spectrum · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Clinical Psychology · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology

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