Author name:Trinh Thanh Huong
Thesis title:Parents' perceptions of mental health care for children with mental disorders
Dissertation field: Psychology
Major: Psychology Code: 62 31 04 01
Name of the postgraduate training unit: University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
1. Purpose and research objects of the thesis
1.1. Research purpose
This study aims to investigate "Parents' awareness of mental health care for children with mental disorders" in order to propose measures to improve the quality of parental mental health care for children with mental disorders.
1.2. Research subjects
The subjects of the study were the perceptions of fathers or mothers of children with RLTT aged 6-18 who were examined and treated at the Institute of Mental Health during the study period.
2. Research methods used
3. Main results and conclusions
3.1. Main results
The thesis is a scientific work of in-depth, systematic and relatively comprehensive research on parents' awareness of mental health care for children with mental disorders. The research results have the following new points:
3.1.1. In theory
Research on parents' awareness of mental health care for children with mental disorders provides additional scientific and practical basis for the fields of health psychology, clinical psychology, medical psychology of children's mental illness/disorders, and child mental health care for the caregivers who are parents of children. The thesis has systematized documents on awareness of illness, awareness of health care for parents. At the same time, it builds the concepts of mental health, children's mental disorders, mental health care, and awareness of mental health care. The thesis makes recommendations to contribute to raising awareness of mental health care for parents of children in the current context.
3.1.2. In practice
The thesis points out that the current state of parents' awareness of their children's illness is still limited and incomplete. The knowledge about the disease is only focused on knowing the name of the disease, not aware of the cause of the disease; manifestations and symptoms of the disease, as well as not being well aware of treatment, the person treating it, the treatment time, the treatment method; and underestimating the child's ability. In addition, parents' awareness of care only focuses on learning care and physical care rather than mental care when their children are sick. The thesis also points out the correlation and predicts the relationship between parents' awareness and their care. The better the parents' awareness of the disease and care, the more frequent their care behavior is towards their children. In addition, socio-demographic variables such as education level, marital status, etc. are also correlated and predict parents' care behavior towards their children. Testing the impact of psychological education on parents also showed that parents' awareness of their children's illness and care changed for the better after each impact.
3.2. Conclusion
The thesis has outlined research trends in the world and Vietnam on parents' awareness of mental health disorders, mental health care, and the effectiveness of mental health care programs. Based on the inheritance and systematization of theoretical issues from domestic and foreign research works, the thesis has clarified the concepts: mental health, child mental disorders, mental health care; awareness of mental health care (chapters 1 and 2).
Analysis and assessment of parents' awareness of their children's mental health disorders, parents' awareness of their children's mental health care, and their care activities with their children (chapters 3 and 4).
From the research results, the author has proposed some ideas to raise awareness for parents about child mental disorders and child mental health care. Thereby improving the quality of care that parents give to their children.
SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL THESIS
The author's name:Trinh Thanh Huong
Thesis title:Parental awareness of mental health care for children with mental health disorders
Scientific branch of the thesis: Psychology
Major: Psychology Code: 62 31 04 01
The name of postgraduate training institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
1. The purpose and the object of the thesis
1.1. Research purposes
This study aims to understand "Parental Awareness of Mental Health Care for Children with Mental Disorders" from which to propose measures to improve the quality of mental health care of parents. with children with mental disorders.
1.2. Research subjects
The object of the study is the awareness of parents of children with mental disorders aged 6-18 who are being examined and treated at the Institute of Mental Health during the study period.
2. Methodology and methods of the thesis
* Document research method
* Survey method by questionnaire
* Impact test method
* In-depth interview method
* Mathematical statistical methods.
3. Major results and conclusions of the thesis
3.1.The major results of the thesis
The thesis is an in-depth, systematic and relatively comprehensive scientific research of parents' awareness about mental health care for children with mental disorders, the results of the research are as follows:
3.1.1. About the theories of the thesis
Research on parental awareness about mental health care for children with mental disorders provides additional scientific and practical basis for health psychology, clinical psychology, and psychology about child psychiatric illness / disorder, child mental health care for the caregivers that are the child's parents. The thesis has system of documents on disease awareness, health care awareness for parents. At the same time build concepts of mental health, children mental disorder, mental health care, and mental health awareness. The thesis provides recommendations to contribute to raising awareness about mental health care for parents of children in the current context.
3.1.2. Practical results of the thesis
The thesis shows that the reality of parents' awareness about their children's diseases is limited and incomplete. The new knowledge about disease concentrates on knowing the disease name, not being aware of the causes of the disease; manifestations and symptoms of the disease, as well as not being well aware of the treatment, the treatment, the duration of treatment, therapy; underestimating the ability of the child. Besides, parents' awareness of care only focuses on academic and physical care rather than mental care when their children are ill. The thesis also points out the correlation as well as predicting the relationship between parents' awareness and their care. The more parents become aware of their illnesses, the better they take care of them, the more often they will care for them. In addition, socio-demographic variables such as education level, marital status ... are also correlated and predict parents' care behavior with their children. The impact test of psychological education for parents also showed that parents' awareness of their child's illness and care has improved after each impact.
3.2.Conclusions
The thesis summarizes research trends in the world and in Vietnam about parents' perceptions of mental health disorders, mental health care, and effectiveness of mental health care programs. On the basis of inheriting and systematizing theoretical issues from domestic and foreign research works, the thesis has clarified the concepts: mental health, children mental disorder, health care. mental health; Mental health awareness (chapter 1 and chapter 2).
Analyze and assess the status of parents' awareness of their children's mental health disorders, their perceptions of their children's mental health care, their caring activities with their children (chapter 3 and chapter 4).
From the research results, the author has proposed some ideas to raise parents' awareness about children's mental disorders and mental health care for children. Since then improve the quality of parental care for children.
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