Between Concern and Resilience: How Parents Cope with Adolescent Psychiatric Admissions
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https://doi.org/10.63556/ankad.v10i2.369Keywords:
Psychiatric treatment, adolescence, parental attitud, coping, Social WorkAbstract
This study explores the parenting attitudes and coping strategies of parents whose adolescent children have sought care at a psychiatric clinic. Using a phenomenological approach within qualitative research, the study group included parents who presented at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Cebeci Hospital. Data were collected through socio-demographic questionnaires and semi-structured interview forms. Descriptive analysis was performed using Maxqda 2020. The findings were organized into four main themes -communication with the adolescent, family boundaries and rules, professional treatment process, and coping strategies- covering thirteen sub-themes. The results highlight the importance of family-centered social work interventions in comprehensive treatment.
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