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Life Story Narratives of Adults with Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Problems: Personal Identity, Quality of Life and Future Orientation

Lifshitz, Hefziba ; Shahar, Ayelet

Qualitative report, 2022-12, Vol.27 (12), p.2839-2870 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Life Story Narratives of Adults with Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Problems: Personal Identity, Quality of Life and Future Orientation
Autor: Lifshitz, Hefziba ; Shahar, Ayelet
Assuntos: Cognitive ability ; Cognitive Development ; Cognitive Psychology ; Comorbidity ; Cultural Context ; Health problems ; Identity ; Intellectual disabilities ; Intellectual Disability ; Interviews ; Medical diagnosis ; Medicine ; Memory ; Mental disorders ; Mental health ; Narratives ; Neurological Impairments ; Personality ; Personality Problems ; Problem solving ; Psychiatric Hospitals ; Quality of life ; Quantitative analysis ; Resistance (Psychology) ; Self Actualization ; Self concept ; Semi Structured Interviews ; Social function ; Social integration ; Social problems ; Social research ; Social theories ; Time Perspective ; Withdrawal (Psychology)
É parte de: Qualitative report, 2022-12, Vol.27 (12), p.2839-2870
Descrição: The narrative is a functional skill and a means for sharing stories which consist of a single event or events causally related to the individual’s past, present, and future. In this study we aimed to explore the narratives of a voiceless population in society and in research: adults with a dual diagnosis of intellectual disability (ID) and a mental health problem (MHP). Our operative goals were to explore the meaning of their lives as people with a dual diagnosis, their quality of life, and their aspirations for the future. The core questions of the study were: which type of disability is assimilated in their identity: ID, MHP, or both? What is their perception regarding their quality of life in the present and their horizon for the future? Our study was based on the three functions (the directive personal identity, a social function, and a directive/problem-solving function) of the Autobiographical Memory Model. We analyzed semi-structured interviews of twelve adults (aged 31-60) with mild-moderate ID and an MHP using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods. The findings yielded four themes: personal identity, directive problem-solving function, current quality of life, and future orientation. Wilcoxon analysis indicated that the MHP is more prominent in the participants’ personal identities. Thus, people with a dual diagnosis cannot bear the burden of two disabilities. The medical staff still exhibits a medical approach. Social theories such as the Multidimensional Insight Model, Stigma Theory, the Social Inclusion Model, and the Future Time Perspective Theory can serve as explanations.
Editor: Fort Lauderdale: The Qualitative Report
Idioma: Inglês

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Lifshitz, Hefziba ; Shahar, Ayelet

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