Book contents
- Coping with Psychosis and Schizophrenia
- Reviews
- Coping with Psychosis and Schizophrenia
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia
- 2 Parental Caregiver Accounts
- 3 Partner Caregiver Accounts
- 4 Sibling Caregiver Accounts
- 5 Child Caregiver Accounts
- 6 Extended Family Caregiver Account
- 7 Summary and Conclusions
- Helpful Resources
- References
- Index
3 - Partner Caregiver Accounts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2024
- Coping with Psychosis and Schizophrenia
- Reviews
- Coping with Psychosis and Schizophrenia
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia
- 2 Parental Caregiver Accounts
- 3 Partner Caregiver Accounts
- 4 Sibling Caregiver Accounts
- 5 Child Caregiver Accounts
- 6 Extended Family Caregiver Account
- 7 Summary and Conclusions
- Helpful Resources
- References
- Index
Summary
I am an informal carer for my partner, and I have been playing this role for several years. I also have a daughter aged six years old. Being a carer has been challenging due to managing the different role and responsibilities as a partner, carer, and a father.
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- Coping with Psychosis and SchizophreniaFamily Stories of Hope and Recovery, pp. 44 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024