Objective: Social support is essential to the health and well-being of persons with serious mental illness (SMI), and family members are a primary source of this support. Despite the primary role of family in the lives of persons with SMI, family is an understudied source of support. This study investigated the types of social support beneficial for persons with SMI from the perspective of family members. Method: Participants were 14 adult family members recruited from a Bay Area National Alliance on Mental Illness who provided regular support for a family member with SMI. Focus group data was analyzed using NVivo10 and consensual qualitative research. Results: Results revealed five support categories: (a) person-centered support, (b) autonomy support, (c) community participation support, (d) health management support, and (e) day-to-day living support. Discussion: Participants described family supports that are conceptually distinct from traditional models of social support and uniquely tied to SMI-related stressors. Findings are also aligned with the mental health recovery model and self-determination theory. Conclusion: Results advance our understanding of SMI-specific types of social support by describing five support categories grounded in the voices of family members supporting a loved one with SMI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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社会支持对严重精神疾病患者的意义：家庭成员的视角。

目标：社会支持对于严重精神疾病 (SMI) 患者的健康和福祉至关重要，而家庭成员是这种支持的主要来源。尽管家庭在 SMI 患者的生活中发挥着主要作用，但家庭是一个未被充分研究的支持来源。本研究从家庭成员的角度调查了对 SMI 患者有益的社会支持类型。方法：参与者是从湾区国家精神疾病联盟招募的 14 名成年家庭成员，他们定期为患有 SMI 的家庭成员提供支持。使用 NVivo10 和双方同意的定性研究分析焦点小组数据。结果：结果揭示了五个支持类别：（a）以人为本的支持，（b）自主支持，（c）社区参与支持，（d）健康管理支持，(e) 日常生活支持。讨论：参与者描述的家庭支持在概念上不同于传统的社会支持模式，并且与 SMI 相关的压力源有独特的联系。研究结果也与心理健康恢复模型和自决理论相一致。结论：结果通过描述基于家庭成员支持患有 SMI 的亲人的声音的五种支持类别，促进了我们对 SMI 特定类型的社会支持的理解。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。结果通过描述基于家庭成员支持 SMI 所爱之人的声音的五种支持类别，促进了我们对 SMI 特定类型的社会支持的理解。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。结果通过描述基于家庭成员支持 SMI 所爱之人的声音的五种支持类别，促进了我们对 SMI 特定类型的社会支持的理解。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。