Relationships and Mental Health : Relational Experience in Distress and Recovery

• Autore: Boden-Stuart Zoë
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 pages)
• Disciplina: 616.89
• Soggetto topico: Relacions humanes; Salut mental; Traumes psíquics; Relacions familiars; Delictes sexuals
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Altri autori: LarkinMichael
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Relationality and Relatedness in the Context of Distress and Recovery: Key Foundations -- 1: Introduction: Why Relationships Matter for Mental Health -- References -- 2: Conceptual Foundations: Relational Thinking for Mental Health Contexts -- Being-With as a Fundamental Aspect of Personhood -- Understanding Relational Experience from a Developmental Perspective -- The Contrasting Experiences and Consequences of Intimacy and Loneliness -- Social Disadvantage and Mental Health -- Conclusions -- References -- 3: Clinical Foundations: A Brief History of Relational Practice -- The Relationship as Therapeutic -- The "Independence Imperative" in Adult Mental Health Services -- A Paradigm Shift? Towards a Relational Practice -- Relational Alternatives and Innovations -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Relational Trauma -- Relational Recovery -- 4: Family Relatedness for Māori Survivors of Familial Childhood Sexual Abuse -- Whanaungatanga and Doing Family -- Kaupapa Māori Methodology -- Survivor Experiences of Whanaungatanga -- Whanaungatanga Iho Supports Movement Through Distress into Recovery -- Enacting Whanaungatanga Iho to Create Long-Lasting Change -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- 5: Relational Contexts as Causal and Curative Pathways in Recurrent Suicidal Distress and Repeated Police Mental Health Act (Section 136) Detention -- Introduction and Research Context -- A Note on Terminology -- Suicidality -- Personality Disorder Diagnoses -- A Relational Model of Recurrent Suicidality -- Relationships: The Critical Scaffold to Psychosocial Development -- Distress as a Relational Disorder -- Conclusion: The Reparational Potential of Relationships -- References. ; 6: Working Through Relational Trauma: An Exploration of Narratives of Lived Experiences of Trauma and Recovery -- Understanding Psychological Trauma in Adulthood -- Methodological Approach -- Case Studies -- Challenge and Struggle -- Connection -- Power and Loss -- Independence and Perceived Helpful Coping Strategies -- Awareness and Making Sense of Memory -- Hope -- Reconceptualising Relational Trauma and Recovery Through a Relational and Existential-Phenomenological Approach -- Relational-Centred Principles -- Integrating an Existential-Phenomenological Approach -- Recommendations for Working Through Relational Trauma -- References -- Part III: Peers, Family and Community: Care and Companionship Through Distress and Recovery -- 7: Understanding the Value Base That Supports the Development of Peer Support Relationships -- What Is Peer Support? -- Evolution of Peer Support in the Global North -- The Peer Support Relationship -- Sharing Experiences of Mental Health Challenges -- Taking an Interest in One Another's 'Whole Lives' -- Considering One Another to Be Equals -- Boundaries -- Pooling Expertise Based on Lived Experience -- Has a Different Feel to the Relationships Peers May Have with Friends or Family -- Not Time-Limited -- Benefits of Peer Support -- What Is the Value Base That Underpins This Relationship? -- How Do You Create the Conditions in Which Those Relationships Can Flourish? -- Facilitation -- Types of Leadership -- Focus of Peer Support Sessions -- Membership Type -- Organisational Support -- Paid Versus Unpaid Roles -- Conclusion -- References -- 8: Exploring Family Experiences and Relationship Dynamics Where One Member Experiences Psychosis: "We've Been on That Journey Together" -- A 'Whole Family' Study -- Data Collection and Analysis -- Adapting Through Learning and Communicating: From 'Not Talking' to 'Trying to Understand'. ; Unity, Sharing and Delegating: Facing Difficulty Together -- Damage, Repair and Revisit: Maintaining Balance in the Family System -- Reflections -- Family Resilience -- Connections -- References -- 9: Relatedness and Connectedness Over Time: How Young People Make Sense of Their Relationships During Their Recovery from First-Episode Psychosis -- The Developmental and Relational Context of First-Episode Psychosis -- Relatedness, Connectedness, and Recovery from First-Episode Psychosis -- Relatedness and Connectedness Over Time -- Relationships Can Thrive or Wither -- Re-constructing the Self in Relation to Others -- Shifting Between Dependence and Independence -- Relationship Re-appraisal and Re-evaluation -- The Evolution of Others' Sense-Making -- Re-engaging with a Reciprocal Network -- Reflections -- References -- 10: Hunger Trauma, Relational Care and Emergency Food Support -- Hunger, Suffering and Care Ethics -- The Research -- Findings -- The Unavoidable Desperation of Hidden Hunger -- The Constant Crisis -- The Shame of Hunger -- Food as a Relational Commitment -- The Indignity of Food Support -- Relational Opportunities for Dignity -- Gendered Hunger -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Part IV: Love and Sex: Negotiating Intimacies in Mental Health Settings -- 11: Implicating the Institution: Who Is Responsible for Sexuality-Related Silence in Mental Health Settings? -- Sexuality in Mental Healthcare: What and Why? -- Sexuality in Mental Healthcare: Current Practice and Research -- Sexuality-Related Silence: Implicating the Institution -- Moving Forward: Beyond the Clinician's Skills and Deficits -- Conclusion -- References -- 12: Romance in the Context of Psychosis: A Risky Business or Are Mental Health Services Just Risk Averse? -- Psychosis -- Risk -- How Are Risk Averse Attitudes Regarding Romantic Relationships Formed and Maintained?. ; Are Relationships Really that Risky? Potential Benefits of Romantic Relationships -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- 13: "You Don't Even Get a Hug": Sexuality and Relational Security in Secure Mental Healthcare -- Outside-In: Relational security -- Relational Security in Forensic Mental Healthcare -- Relational Security and Recovery -- Inside-Out: Patient Experiences of Intimate and Sexual Relationality in Forensic Mental Healthcare -- Brianna -- Jake -- Intimacy and Sexuality in Relational Security -- References -- Part V: New Directions: Building a Relational Approach to Distress and Recovery -- 14: The Development of a Relational Practice Movement -- Introduction -- Rationale -- Contextual History -- A 'Relational Practice Movement' -- Definition of Relational Practice -- Research and Evidence Supporting Relational Practice -- Recognition of Relational Practice -- Theoretical Framework Underpinning Relational Practice -- Levels of Relational Practice -- Personal Qualities -- One-to-One Relationships -- Group Culture -- Organisational Culture -- Conclusion -- A Manifesto -- References -- 15: Concluding Thoughts: Relational Hopes, Relational Realities -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Relationships and Mental Health
• ISBN: 3-031-50047-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910838269403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II