Transformación en la dinámica familiar de una familia a partir del diagnóstico psiquiátrico de alguno de sus miembros

Abstract

The present research work aims to identify the transformations that emerge in family dynamics from the psychiatric diagnosis of some of its members, which was carried out with a family from the city of Acacias-Meta that had one of its members diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. In this case, the study was conducted with three participants who were chosen through a convenience sample. The research was developed from a qualitative methodology, through a hermeneutical method that allowed the understanding and interpretation of the different discourses that arose in the family, around its transformations. These reports were obtained through in-depth interviews that were carried out in two meetings individually and were mediated by a script of open questions. In these meetings, stories were obtained in the participants' own words and made it possible to learn about the experiences and significant realities of having a family member diagnosed with a psychiatric illness. In this way, the content analysis was carried out through the Family Dynamics category, which, in turn, based on the information obtained by each family member, which was displayed in subcategories, such as: Roles, take decision making, communicative relationships, affective relationships and emotional implications. In this sense, the analysis of the information and the systematization and interpretation of the information was carried out through open coding matrices and relational reading, which made it possible to identify relevant elements that accounted for the understanding of the object of study. Finally, the results obtained allowed us to realize that having a member in the family system with a psychiatric diagnosis impacts the family dynamics of the system and the quality of personal and / or social life of its members, especially of the person who assumes the role of main carer. Where each of them manifest feelings of uncertainty, fear and powerlessness after the diagnosis and the well-being of their family member. In the same way, interpersonal and communicative relationships are directly affected considering that everything revolves around the diagnosis and the situations that derive from it.