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Parenting among mothers with bipolar disorder: strengths, challenges, and service need
- Authors:
- VENKATARAMAN Meenakshi, ACKERSON Barry J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 11(4), 2008, pp.389-408.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Ten mothers with bipolar disorder were interviewed, all judged to have fairly good insight into their condition. They identified as strengths in parenting: the importance of their children (sometimes shading into dependency upon them) and the need to prioritise their needs; their own positive personality traits; and learning from experiences with their own parents. Challenges included: behaviours during depressive phases that lead to an inability to do what is required for the child; behaviours during manic phases such as greater self-centredness, although several mothers reported that the energy boost helped in parenting; swings in symptoms and behaviours, leading to inconsistent parenting; discipline problems; and problem behaviours in the child. Perceived service needs included: help with discipline; support groups; crisis services; and help handling problem behaviour in children. The implications for social work research and practice are briefly noted.
Web of support
- Authors:
- JONES Stephen, TODD Nicholas J.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, July/August 2013, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
A recent trial of a web-based self-management intervention for bipolar disorder with 122 participants with bipolar disorder was found to have real benefits for participants. The trial, part of the 'Living with Bipolar' led by the Spectrum Centre at Lancaster University, ran over six months. Participants left the intervention with a less threatening view of the their condition and more confidence to take control. The Spectum Centre is also running other trials of online programmes, including a programme looking at the challenges faced by parents with bipolar disorder. (Original abstract)
I am me! Experiencing parenting while dealing with one's own bipolar disorder
- Authors:
- TJOFLÅT Marit, RAMVI Ellen
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 11(1), 2013, pp.75-97.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article aims at achieving insight into acquiring an understanding of parenting while dealing with one's own bipolar disorder in Norway. It is based on results from in-depth interviews of six parents with bipolar disorder. The Findings indicated that the parents experienced diverse, complex, compound, and demanding challenges. However, the results also highlighted the fact that parents went through a change and growth process, in which they developed an experience-based competence perceived as being useful due to their living situation, including the strengthening of their parenting function and their personal recovery process. Aspects about how the time dimension in recovery, as well as how parents' dependence on their children can play both a central and paradoxical role in their lives, are discussed. Implications for the support system are discussed.
Parenting among mothers with bipolar disorder: children's perspectives
- Author:
- VENKATARAMAN Meenakshi
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 14(2), March 2011, pp.93-108.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In the United States, bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million adults. This can create difficulties in everyday tasks such as parenting. This paper presents the views of children on their parent’s bipolar condition. Four children, aged 10 to 15 years, from three families in the Midwestern United States, in which the mother had a bipolar disorder, were interviewed to understand their perspectives on their mothers' parenting. Children identified strengths in their mother's parenting, such as helping them with homework and moods and providing for their wants. They also identified challenges, such as mothers sleeping well into the day and displaying anger. Two children were worried over the possibility of developing bipolar disorder themselves, which had important implications because it could interfere with children’s confidence and mood. The authors concluded that acknowledging and supporting mothers' strengths in parenting, providing appropriate services to manage mothers' sleep and anger was appropriate.