Understanding the carers' experience: examples from a Ghanaian context

Neil Quinn; A Evans

doi:10.1177/0020872809348953

Understanding the carers' experience: examples from a Ghanaian context

Neil Quinn, A Evans

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Abstract

Informal carers play a key role in mental health care.This article draws on the work of Goffman to analyse the experiences of carers in Ghana. The findings illustrate the complex nature of caring and the need to develop social work practice that acknowledges the social context of carers’ reality.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-72
Number of pages	12
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	53
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872809348953
Publication status	Published - Jan 2010

Keywords

Ghana
social care
social work
mental health services
mental health

UN SDGs

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