Koushan Mohsen, Shomoossi Nematullah, Parsaei Mehr Zahra, Rad Mostafa
School of Nursing, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
School of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
Iran J Psychiatry. 2019 Oct;14(4):317-324.
Mental disorders are often accompanied by serious problems in personal and social communication, including marital problems. In this regard, women whose spouses have mental disorders are less likely to express their mental experiences and emotions due to the cultural barriers of the community. This study aimed to identify and explain the shared mental experiences of women whose spouses suffered from psychotic disorders. This was a qualitative study with a content analysis approach. In total, 15 women whose spouses were admitted to the psychiatric ward of a hospital due to psychotic disorders were selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected by conducting in-depth semi-structured interviews on experiences of women regarding their spouses' psychotic disorder. Data were analyzed using conventional content analysis techniques. In this study, 28 subcategories and 7 main categories (lack of intimacy, social constraints, dual emotions, confusion and mental exhaustion, fear and concern, coping strategies, and life problems) were developed. Based on the results of the study, women whose spouses suffered from psychotic disorders experienced various psychological challenges. Therefore, it is recommended that the health care staff take such psychological challenges into consideration to design and implement effective strategies to solve the related problems.
精神障碍常常伴随着个人和社交沟通方面的严重问题，包括婚姻问题。在这方面，配偶患有精神障碍的女性由于社区文化障碍，不太可能表达自己的精神体验和情感。本研究旨在识别和解释配偶患有精神障碍的女性的共同精神体验。 这是一项采用内容分析法的定性研究。通过目的抽样，总共选取了15名配偶因精神障碍入住医院精神科病房的女性。通过对女性关于其配偶精神障碍经历进行深入的半结构化访谈来收集数据。使用传统的内容分析技术对数据进行分析。 在本研究中，形成了28个子类别和7个主要类别（缺乏亲密感、社会限制、双重情绪、困惑与精神疲惫、恐惧与担忧、应对策略和生活问题）。 根据研究结果，配偶患有精神障碍的女性经历了各种心理挑战。因此，建议医护人员考虑这些心理挑战，以设计和实施有效的策略来解决相关问题。
