TY - JOUR
T1 - Defining happiness for young adults with schizophrenia
T2 - A building block for recovery
AU - Buckland, Helen T.
AU - Schepp, Karen G.
AU - Crusoe, Kristen
N1 - Funding Information:
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PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - Purpose: Findings from this mixed methods descriptive study include a definition of happiness for young adults with schizophrenia (SCZ).Methods: Thirteen men and women, ages 23 to 35, completed a series of three individual 1-hour interviews over 6. weeks.Results: This definition included themes of material happiness, relational happiness, and health happiness. Although these themes correspond to those for young adults without SCZ, four barriers to happiness were identified for this vulnerable population: 1) fear, 2) isolation, 3) medication, 4) not being considered "normal.". Conclusions: Implications of these findings include designing interventions to support recovery by overcoming barriers to happiness.
AB - Purpose: Findings from this mixed methods descriptive study include a definition of happiness for young adults with schizophrenia (SCZ).Methods: Thirteen men and women, ages 23 to 35, completed a series of three individual 1-hour interviews over 6. weeks.Results: This definition included themes of material happiness, relational happiness, and health happiness. Although these themes correspond to those for young adults without SCZ, four barriers to happiness were identified for this vulnerable population: 1) fear, 2) isolation, 3) medication, 4) not being considered "normal.". Conclusions: Implications of these findings include designing interventions to support recovery by overcoming barriers to happiness.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnu.2013.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.apnu.2013.07.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 24070992
AN - SCOPUS:84884412322
SN - 0883-9417
VL - 27
SP - 235
EP - 240
JO - Archives of psychiatric nursing
JF - Archives of psychiatric nursing
IS - 5
ER -