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Abstract
While practitioners might engage caregivers on their understandings of the disruptive behavioural disorders of their children, their perspectives are yet to be examined in a qualitative study. This study explored perspectives of primary caregivers on the disruptive behaviour of children who attended the child unit of Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, in South Africa. Qualitative methods were used in a case study design. Nineteen participants were purposively sampled. The participants were interviewed using individual in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using typological and bracketed grounded theory methods. Both methods revealed these themes: confusion, emotional build-up towards a meltdown; loss of others; spiritual and cultural (dis)connectedness; behaviour of others towards the children; something being wrong medically; behavioural difficulties when “I want my way”; emotional turmoil of caregivers; and corrective responses. Differences yielded by the analytic methods were a yearning for a better future, and the perspective that trauma had impacted the child’s behaviour. These findings suggest that practitioners may anticipate and support caregivers in their experiences of emotional turmoil, uncertainty and confusion. Caregivers may be informed regarding emotional dysregulation and that a therapeutic resource may be found in the knowledge that the caregivers have a yearning for a better future for their children.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health publishes papers that contribute to improving the mental health of children and adolescents, especially those in Africa. Papers from all disciplines are welcome. It covers subjects such as epidemiology, mental health prevention and promotion, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, policy and risk behaviour. The journal contains review articles, original research (including brief reports), clinical papers in a "Clinical perspectives" section and book reviews. The Journal is published in association with the South African Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (SAACAPAP).