The Mental Wellbeing College

Family & Carer Experience in Mental Illness | Professor Jacqueline Sin | 17


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Professor Jacqueline Sin on the challenges individuals with severe mental illnesses and their families experience, how best to support such individuals, the unique role siblings play, supporting friends experiencing mental health challenges and much more…  


 Jacqueline Sin is a Professor in Mental Health Nursing at City, University of London. Professor Sin is both a Mental Health Nurse and a leading researcher in the needs and experiences of individuals and families affected by severe mental illness. Professor Sin has published scores of peer-reviewed papers on the topic, has been awarded multiple NIHR Fellowships for her research and has practiced as a Mental Health Nurse for 30 years.   

Chapters 0:00 Show Intro 1:00 The family experience  7:30 Adapting to the mental illness experience 13:10 Supporting families 22:10 The sibling experience of mental illness 28:15 Supporting friends in mental health challenges 31:00 Cultural stigma in mental health 34:45 Advice for clinicians   

Further readings mentioned in this episode ‘Developing services for the carers of young adults with early‐onset psychosis–listening to their experiences and needs’ by Sin et. al. (2005) ‘Effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions for family carers of people with psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis’ by Sin et. al. (2017) ‘Psychoeducational interventions for family members of people with schizophrenia: a mixed-method systematic review’ by Sin & Norman (2013) ‘Understanding the experiences and service needs of siblings of individuals with first‐episode psychosis: a phenomenological study’ by Sin et. al. (2011)

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