10th Lecture Family And Relationships

Family and relationships Dr Omar I Almodayfer MD, FRCPC, ABAPDip Head of Mental health KAMC, Riyadh [email protected]

Objectives 

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To explore the social network role in the health care encounters. To be aware about family life cycle. To identify scientific findings regarding the family and health.

?Why the family

Local applications

Saudi families

?What do we know

Family Development Extended Vs Nuclear.  Rearing .  Six stages: 1)Marriage. 2) With Young Children. 3) With School Age Children. 

4)With Adolescents. 5)Children moving out. 6)Empty nest or a Family in Later Life.

Patients make decisions within a social network :Examples Compliance

Coping is better in people with families and social network Application

Support help either in recovery or better, longer life Application

The 2 extremes

?What is better

Illness is not limited to the person Family suffer

Trauma bring growth

?What do you think

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Involving family is very important