Experiencias de haber crecido con un padre/madre con trastorno mental severo (TMS)

摘要

Introduction: The experience of living with people who present a Severe Mental Disorder (SMD) is hard for the families, especially for children who have been less studied. This research was aimedto know how the experience of having lived with a parent with severe mental disorder influencedon childhood, adolescence and young adulthood of their children. Method: The experience ofcoexistence with a parent with SMD in 10 children (6 men and 4 women) aged between 18 and29 years was analyzed through individual semi-structured interviews and a group interview.The sample was obtained by convenience and all participants lived at least two continuous yearsduring their childhood with a parent who presented SMD. Regarding the diagnoses, four parentssuffered schizophrenia and six, bipolar disorder. The study is qualitative, exploratory and ofdescriptive type. An analysis of content and thematic of the corpuses was performed. Results: Show that by coexisting with a parent with SMD have negative as well as positive consequences.Among the negative consequences the following can be mentioned: distressing feelings, familyburden and the delay of stages in the vital cycle. On the other hand, the positive consequencesare related to the development of strengths in the offspring. Conclusions: These findings mayprovide inputs to be focused on the work with children of people affected by SMD.