Changes in adult women's behavioral systems while reacting to recovering from a dual diagnosis

This descriptive study was designed to describe how women had promoted the stability of their behavioral system while recovering from a dual diagnosis. Johnson's (1980, 1990) systems theory guided the research. Data were collected during an audiotaped interview, using a semi structured intervie...

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Main Author Dunn, Rachelle L
Format Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Published ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2000
Subjects
Behavior
Clinical psychology
Medical diagnosis
Nursing
Psychotherapy
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Summary:This descriptive study was designed to describe how women had promoted the stability of their behavioral system while recovering from a dual diagnosis. Johnson's (1980, 1990) systems theory guided the research. Data were collected during an audiotaped interview, using a semi structured interview guide with a convenience, purposefully selected sample of three women. These women were adults who had been attending support meetings for people recovering from a dual diagnosis of alcoholism and schizophrenia. These women volunteered for the study. The data were content analyzed to answer the study's research questions. The study identified how the three women had been experiencing problems related to alcoholism since they were adolescents. This illness was then intensified as the participants began to experience symptoms of schizophrenia. The study further described how each diagnosis and its treatment potentiated the other one, while acting as a trigger for a relapse for the other.
ISBN:0599770104
9780599770102