Tips from ODSW February 2016: Sibling's Guide to Psychosis | Page 14

IMPACT ON THE FAMILY

Your family are the central care providers for
your sibling who is experiencing First
Episode Psychosis. Psychosis can bring
tremendous stress to your family. Family
members deal with the issues presented in
their own ways.
A mother's experience is different from a father's
experience and your parents' experience is different
from your own experience as a brother or sister.

Family members may disagree regarding the
best way to address any problems and there
may be confusion about what is going to
happen.
There may be guilt about having possibly
mismanaged Psychosis, anger at oneself and/or
others, and fear about treatments, hospitalization
and future.
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