‘I can hardly breathe’: Exploring the parental experience of having a child with a functional disorder
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Functional disorders in children and adolescents are common. Still, little is known about parents’ experience of having a child with a functional disorder. The aim of this qualitative interview study was to explore challenges encountered by parents caring for a child undergoing treatment for functional disorder. Sixteen parents to children with functional disorders were interviewed when their child was referred from a paediatric department for further specialized treatment with family therapy in child and adolescent mental health services. Analysis identified three themes, reflecting the parental experiences: parents in limbo, which described how limited knowledge about functional disorders among professionals in non-specialized settings influenced parental roles; a counterintuitive kind of caring, describing parental struggles with adhering to treatment recommendations for functional disorders; and challenges to parental identity, describing parental emotional challenges. These challenges may bar the acceptance of psychological treatment approaches in families with a child with functional disorders.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Journal of Child Health Care |
Vol/bind | 24 |
Udgave nummer | 2 |
Sider (fra-til) | 165-179 |
Antal sider | 15 |
ISSN | 1367-4935 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 1 jun. 2020 |
Eksternt udgivet | Ja |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The first author reports grants from Helsefonden and grants from the Psychiatric Research Fund for the Region of Southern Denmark during the conduct of the study.
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© The Author(s) 2019.
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