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The burden of sympathy [[electronic resource] ] : how families cope with mental illness / / David A. Karp



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Autore: Karp David Allen <1944-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The burden of sympathy [[electronic resource] ] : how families cope with mental illness / / David A. Karp Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2001
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (332 p.)
Disciplina: 362.20422
Soggetto topico: Caregivers
Mentally ill - Family relationships
Mentally ill - Home care
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-302) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: In 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 ""
Titolo autorizzato: The burden of sympathy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-773483-9
0-19-028824-8
1-280-83768-3
9786610837687
0-19-802870-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910815485703321
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