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ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Volume 34, Issue 8, Pages 611-618Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2013.791736
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The aim of this study was to explore how young (16-25 year old) informal carers of a person with a mental illness experience and use support. In a mixed method approach, we interviewed 12 young carers, and 241 completed a self-administered questionnaire. While the young carers strive to maintain control, their main support seems to be others in their lives, who often define the situation differently. The carers said web-support, counseling, and group counseling might be helpful, yet very few had any professional support. Young carers are greatly in need of support and it should be provided.
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