Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2010
Source Publication
Nursing Clinics of North America
Abstract
This integrative review summarizes current research on resilience in adult family members who have a relative with a diagnosed mental disorder that is considered serious. Within the context of resilience theory, studies identifying risk/vulnerability and positive/protective factors in family members are summarized, and studies examining seven indicators of resilience, including acceptance, hardiness, hope, mastery, self-efficacy, sense of coherence, and resourcefulness, are described. Implications for clinical practice and recommendations for future research are presented.
Comments
This is the accepted, peer-reviewed, corrected version before publisher formatting.
Nursing Clinics of North America, Volume 45, No. 4 (December 2010), DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2010.06.007.