A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in Adulthood: A Partner's Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Young, Susan; Gray, Katie; Bramham, Jessica
Titel	A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in Adulthood: A Partner's Perspective
Quelle	In: Journal of Attention Disorders, 12 (2009) 4, S.299-307 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0547
DOI	10.1177/1087054707311659
Schlagwörter	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Disability Identification; Clinical Diagnosis; Adults; Drug Therapy; Self Concept; Social Behavior; Interpersonal Relationship; Interpersonal Competence; Interviews; Phenomenology; Emotional Response; Psychological Patterns; Counseling; Spouses; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Emotionales Verhalten; Counselling; Beratung; Ehepartner; Ausland
Abstract	Objectives: The objectives are to explore the experience of living with a person who has undergone a process of diagnosis in his or her adult years and to examine, from the partner's perspective, how diagnosis and treatment with medication affects the ADHD patients' understanding of themselves, their behavior, and their relationships with others. Method: Participants were the partners of eight patients who had been diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. Semistructured interviews were conducted, and the data were analyzed according to interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: Three master themes emerged from the analysis: perceptions of inadequacy of the ADHD partner, emotional impact of diagnosis, and medication not a panacea. Conclusion: Results indicate a need for psychological treatment to be provided to clients following diagnosis. Information leaflets for partners will also help partners' ability to facilitate their own knowledge and understanding, which in turn will help them better support their AD/HD partners. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10