Νοηματοδότηση της γονικής ψυχικής νόσου μέσα από τις εμπειρίες ενήλικων τέκνων

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Δημοσιευμένα: Sep 4, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/socialwork-rss.44297
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
ψυχικά πάσχων γονέας ψυχική νόσος παιδιά ψυχικά πασχόντων γονέων
Δανάη Παναγιώτα Βατούση
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5272-9581
Σοφία Μαρτινάκη
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8611-4548
Περίληψη

Η γονεϊκότητα συνιστά μια κρίσιμη αναπτυξιακή μετάβαση, που μπορεί να επηρεαστεί σημαντικά από την παρουσία ψυχικής νόσου στον γονέα. Υπολογίζεται ότι ένας σημαντικός αριθμός παιδιών μεγαλώνει με γονείς που αντιμετωπίζουν προβλήματα ψυχικής υγείας, με τα ποσοστά να κυμαίνονται από 12% έως 38%. Η εμπειρία ανατροφής υπό συνθήκες γονικής ψυχικής νόσου επηρεάζει αρνητικά την αυτοεκτίμηση, τις κοινωνικές αλληλεπιδράσεις και τη συναισθηματική ωρίμανση των παιδιών. Σκοπός της παρούσας μελέτης ήταν η διερεύνηση των εμπειριών ενηλίκων που μεγάλωσαν με γονέα με ψυχική ασθένεια στη χώρα μας, με έμφαση στις ανάγκες τους, στις ψυχοκοινωνικές επιπτώσεις που βίωσαν ή/και εξακολουθούν να βιώνουν, στους μηχανισμούς αντιμετώπισης και διαχείρισης που ανέπτυξαν, και στον ρόλο των υποστηρικτικών συστημάτων στη ζωή τους. Η συλλογή των δεδομένων πραγματοποιήθηκε με τη συμμετοχή 11 ενηλίκων (7 γυναικών και 4 ανδρών) που είχαν γονέα με διάγνωση ψυχικής νόσου (ψύχωση ή διαταραχές διάθεσης), μέσω ημιδομημένων συνεντεύξεων, ενώ η επεξεργασία τους έγινε με τη μέθοδο της ανάλυσης περιεχομένου. Τα αποτελέσματα ανέδειξαν πέντε βασικές θεματικές: α) τη συνειδητοποίηση του ψυχολογικού προβλήματος και τις επιπτώσεις στην παιδική ηλικία, β) την άγνοια σχετικά με τα θέματα ψυχικής υγείας και την απουσία ενημέρωσης, γ) τις επιπτώσεις στην ενήλικη ζωή, δ) τους μηχανισμούς υποστήριξης κατά την παιδική ηλικία και ε) την αντίληψη για τις αδυναμίες του συστήματος (θεσμική και κοινωνική υποστήριξη).Διαπιστώθηκε ότι η γονική ψυχική νόσος επιφέρει μακροχρόνιες ψυχοκοινωνικές επιπτώσεις στα παιδιά, επηρεάζοντας σημαντικά την ανάπτυξη και τη λειτουργικότητά τους σε ποικίλους τομείς. Επιπλέον, αναδείχθηκε η ανάγκη ανάπτυξης προληπτικών παρεμβάσεων, με έμφαση στην ολιστική, παιδοκεντρική και οικογενειακή υποστήριξη.

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