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Author's name:Trinh Thanh Huong
Thesis title:Parents' perceptions of mental health care for children with mental disorders.
Field of study of the thesis: 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 scope of the thesis
1.1. Research Objectives
This study aims to investigate "Parents' perceptions of mental health care for children with mental disorders" in order to propose measures to improve the quality of mental health care provided by parents to children with mental disorders.
1.2. Research Subjects
The study subjects were the perceptions of parents of children with mental health disorders aged 6-18 who were being 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
This dissertation is a comprehensive, systematic, and in-depth scientific study of parents' perceptions of mental health care for children with mental disorders. The research results present the following new points:
3.1.1. In terms of theory
Research on parents' perceptions of mental health care for children with mental disorders provides further scientific and practical basis for the fields of health psychology, clinical psychology, and medical psychology regarding childhood mental illness/disorders, and child mental health care for the target group, namely the children's parents. The thesis systematically compiled literature on parental perceptions of the illness and healthcare. Simultaneously, it developed concepts of mental health, childhood mental disorders, mental health care, and perceptions of mental health care. The thesis offers recommendations to improve awareness of mental health care among parents in the current context.
3.1.2. In practice
The thesis points out that parents' understanding of their children's illnesses is limited and incomplete. Their knowledge of the disease is mainly focused on knowing its name, lacking awareness of its causes, symptoms, treatment, the healthcare provider, treatment duration, and therapies; and they underestimate the child's potential. Furthermore, parents' awareness of care is primarily focused on academic and physical care rather than emotional support when their child is ill. The thesis also identifies and predicts the relationship between parental awareness and their caregiving behavior. The better parents' awareness of the illness and its caregiving, the more frequent their caregiving behavior towards their children. In addition, socio-demographic variables such as educational level and marital status are also correlated and can predict parental caregiving behavior towards their children. Experiments on the impact of psychological education on parents also showed that parents' perceptions of their child's illness and how to care for them improved after each intervention.
3.2. Conclusion
This dissertation has reviewed research trends worldwide and in Vietnam regarding parents' perceptions of mental health disorders, mental health care, and the effectiveness of mental health care programs. Building upon and systematizing theoretical issues from domestic and international research, the dissertation clarifies the concepts of: mental health, childhood mental disorders, mental health care; and perceptions of mental health care (Chapters 1 and 2).
Analyzing and evaluating parents' perceptions of their children's mental health disorders, their perceptions of mental health care for their children, and their caregiving activities with their children (Chapters 3 and 4).
Based on the research findings, the author has proposed several suggestions to raise parental awareness about childhood mental disorders and improve children's mental health care. This will ultimately enhance the quality of parental care for 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.Revisions
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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