The Life Experiences of a Christian Caregiver of patient with Schizophrenia

• Main Authors: Yu-Ping Chang, 張宇平
• Other Authors: Wen Hsiao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84694844458892042355

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 輔導與諮商研究所 === 98 === The purpose of this research is to understand the care experience and the rhythm of the heart about schizophrenia caregivers, and the influences of this experience on their life through Narrative. Furthermore, the research is also to analyze the role, the impact, and the meaning of Christianity in the care course. Schizophrenia is a difficult disease that it will reduce patients’ life function and disturb patients and their family’s life. Religion, as a concrete manifestation of spirituality, is an important element to integrate whole life, therefore, religion can be the breakthrough point to improve caregivers’ life when environment and family system have no improvement over a long period of time. The study use the whole - content Orientation of Narrative. The results of study is that care course with the schizophrenia caregivers is so heavy that may have negative psychological reaction, and affect the family produce conflicts. Christianity helps improving the resilience, Increasing social support, and healing inner trauma so that can become comfort and stand-by in difficult circumstances. In addition, religion bring the repairmen of spiritual beliefs and relationships can convert the care course to the journey to find themselves and "home" to know their own meaning of existence.