02942nam 2200709Ia 450 991081548570332120230607222219.00-19-773483-90-19-028824-81-280-83768-397866108376870-19-802870-9(CKB)1000000000553893(EBL)430986(OCoLC)428979632(SSID)ssj0000115964(PQKBManifestationID)11143672(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115964(PQKBWorkID)10026698(PQKB)10041259(SSID)ssj0000386649(PQKBManifestationID)11286261(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000386649(PQKBWorkID)10400831(PQKB)11197478(Au-PeEL)EBL430986(CaPaEBR)ebr10269093(CaONFJC)MIL83768(Au-PeEL)EBL2012792(OCoLC)958508606(MiAaPQ)EBC430986(EXLCZ)99100000000055389319991110d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe burden of sympathy[electronic resource] how families cope with mental illness /David A. KarpNew York ;Oxford Oxford University Press20011 online resource (332 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-512315-8 0-19-515244-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-302) and index.CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ONE: Illness and Obligation; TWO: Bearing Responsibility; THREE: Managing Emotions; FOUR: Family Ties; FIVE: The Four Cs; SIX: Surviving the System; SEVEN: Caring in Postmodern America; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEXIn this vivid and thoughtful study, David Karp chronicles the experiences of the family members of the mentally ill, and how they draw ""boundaries of sympathy"" to avoid being engulfed by the day-to-day suffering of a loved one. Working from sixty extensive interviews, the author reveals striking similarities in the experiences of caregivers: the feelings of shame, fear, guilt and powerlessness in the face of a socially stigmatized illness; the frustration of navigating the complex network of bureaucracies that govern the mental health system; and most of all, the difficulty negotiating an ""CaregiversMentally illFamily relationshipsMentally illHome careCaregivers.Mentally illFamily relationships.Mentally illHome care.362.20422Karp David Allen1944-1617548MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815485703321The burden of sympathy3948778UNINA