Table 2.
Demographic data of participants from round two
| Adult Children (n = 9) | Clinician (n = 8) | Academics (n = 7) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 8 | 4 | |
| Male | 1 | 3 | |
| Nationality | |||
| Australian | 7 | 1 | |
| British | 1 | ||
| Chinese | – | ||
| Caucasian/Asian | – | ||
| Dutch | 1 | 2 | |
| Finnish | – | ||
| Greek | 1 | ||
| Irish | 1 | 1 | |
| Norwegian | 1 | ||
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 1 | – | – |
| Married | 4 | – | – |
| De facto | 3 | – | – |
| Divorced/Separated | 1 | – | – |
| Employment status | |||
| Full-time | 2 | – | – |
| Part-time | 6 | – | – |
| Unemployed, not seeking work | 1 | – | – |
| Others: completing studies | – | – | – |
| Personal history with mental illness | |||
| Ongoing | 0 | – | – |
| In the past | 4 | – | – |
| No history with mental illness | 5 | – | – |
| Participants who has/had a parent with mental illness | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Nature of parent’s mental illnessa | |||
| Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders | 4 | – | – |
| Bipolar and related disorders | 3 | – | 1 |
| Depressive disorders | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Anxiety disorders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Obsessive–compulsive and related disorders | – | – | |
| Trauma and stress related disorders | 3 | – | – |
| Substance-related and addictive disorders | 1 | – | – |
| Not formally diagnosed | 0 | 2 | |
| Occupationb | |||
| Mental Health Nurse | – | 3 | 1 |
| Psychologist | – | 2 | 4 |
| Social Worker | – | 4 | 1 |
| Teacher | – | – | 1 |
aNumbers are not cumulative due to co-morbid or multiple diagnoses
bNumbers are not cumulative due to some participants having more than one occupation