MG08

Title: MG08
Type: Interview
Date: February 4th, 2018
Description: This individual, a female from Palestine, who lived in Jordan for 10 years before migrating to the United States in 1991. She is currently caring for a family member, her son, with mental illness, specifically depression and schizophrenia. Her family has been unable to provide proper care for this individual because he is refusing care. He currently lives at home with the interviewee. She discusses her own coping mechanisms as a caregiver and the social effects of her son's illness on her, her family, and his future. She also speaks about the stigma surrounding disabilities and mental illness.
Subject: Mental health, mental illness, depression, schizophrenia, mental health stigmatization, caring for a family member with mental illness, Palestine, Jordan, United States, 2018,Disability