“I don’t want a handout, I want a hand”: Exploring Mental Health Service Engagement among Partners of Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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dc.contributor.advisorCairns, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorBeks, Tiffany
dc.contributor.committeememberKassan, Anusha
dc.contributor.committeememberSchwartz, Kelly
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-11T17:54:46Z
dc.date.available2017-09-11T17:54:46Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThis study incorporated ecological systems theory, systems of care, and social justice principles to explore mental health service engagement among partners of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PoPVs). Using the exploratory method of the Enhanced Critical Incident Technique, 16 PoPVs were interviewed about the factors that hindered, facilitated, or would have facilitated, mental health service engagement. Data analysis revealed 13 categories: (a) Beliefs and Attitudes; (b) Skills, Competencies, and Roles; (c) Veteran’s State of Readiness; (d) Support from Peers/Family; (e) Media and Communication Technology; (f) Support from First-Contact Care; (g) Health Care System Management; (h) Service Characteristics; (i) Institutional Accountability and Transparency; (j) Cultural and Organizational Influences; (k) Family-Centred Care; (l) Provider Expertise/Competencies; and (m) Therapeutic Alliance and Change. The findings are discussed in relation to the literature on PoPVs’ and PTSD-affected military and veteran families. Recommendations for key stakeholders involved in the care of PTSD-affected veteran families are offered.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBeks, T. (2017). “I don’t want a handout, I want a hand”: Exploring Mental Health Service Engagement among Partners of Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26440en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26440
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/4092
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducational Psychology
dc.subjectEducation--Guidance and Counseling
dc.subjectMilitary Studies
dc.subjectIndividual and Family Studies
dc.subjectSociology--Organizational
dc.subjectWomenÕs Studies
dc.subjectHealth Care Management
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectRehabilitation and Therapy
dc.subjectPsychology--Clinical
dc.subjectPsychology--Developmental
dc.subjectPsychology--Social
dc.subject.otherTrauma
dc.subject.otherMilitary veterans
dc.subject.otherPartners
dc.subject.otherQualitative research
dc.subject.otherMental Health Services
dc.title“I don’t want a handout, I want a hand”: Exploring Mental Health Service Engagement among Partners of Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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