Parenting: experiences and feelings of parents with a mental illness
- Author:
- BASSETT Hazel
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 8(6), December 1999, pp.597-604.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Most research in the area of parenting has focused on the psychopathology in the child or the child-parent relationship. Little qualitative research has been carried out in the area of the experiences and feelings of parents with a mental illness. The aim of this Australian study described in this article was to explore that parents' experiences and feelings concerning their role as parents and how the mental illness has impacted on that role. It also examined their perceptions of the mental health service and areas in need of improvement.
- Subject terms:
- mental health problems, parental role, parents, quality of life, parental mental health;
- Content type:
- research
- Location(s):
- Australia
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN online:
- 1360-0567
- ISSN print:
- 0963-8237