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Caring for children of parents with mental health problems - a venture into historical and cultural processes in Europe
- Authors:
- SOLANTAUS Tytti, PURAS Dainius
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 12(4), November 2010, pp.27-36.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article discusses the European initiative Work Package 5 (WP5), a part of the CAMHEE programme, which was designed to bring children and families with parental mental illness onto the European agenda. Parental mental health problems are a major risk for children’s adverse development. Intergenerational mental health issues often leads to social marginalisation and exclusion, which constitutes a serious social problem. WP5 participants included Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Lithuania, Norway and Romania. The WP5 emphasised that it is important for every country to learn what the legal, human rights, and service and life situation is for these children and families and to take preventive and promotion action. The paper suggests that, to avoid further stigmatisation, awareness campaigns and training of professionals should capitalise on resilience and support for children and parenting rather than on risks. Psychiatric services for adults should respond to the needs for care and support of the patients' children. Finally, changes in society are needed, including redirecting legislation from restrictive measures towards promotion and prevention.
Differences in problems faced by families with a child coping with a serious emotional disorder or an adult member coping with mental illness
- Authors:
- POLLIO David E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 32(4), 2006, pp.83-98.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Examination of similarities and differences in the issues families face can help determine whether models for families with a child coping with serious emotional disorder (SED/behavioural disorder (BD))warrant inclusion in, or adaptation of, interventions for families with an adult member coping with a mental disorder. Families attending psychoeducation workshops identified problems faced in managing their family member's illness. Composite lists of problems generated by 175 participants were categorized and sorted, using previously established methods for determining reliability and validity. Fourteen categories were identified for children and fifteen for adults, with ten overlapping. Family members attending the child-focused workshops more often listed mood symptoms and problem behaviours. Family members attending the adult focused workshops more often listed family issues, denial and noncompliance, and positive symptoms of psychosis. Problems identified by families with a child coping with SED/BD may be sufficiently distinct from those of families with an adult coping with mental illness to warrant separate and distinct interventions. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Comparative psychopathology of women who experienced intra-familial versus extra-familial sexual abuse
- Authors:
- GREGORY-BILLS Therese, RHODEBACK Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 19(2), February 1995, pp.177-189.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Examines whether the relative/nonrelative issue is significant to the impact of sexual victimization experiences in a sample of women in the US. Methodological considerations are highlighted and implications for treatment and research are addressed.
Forms and meanings of respect: aging mothers and adult daughters with mental illness
- Authors:
- CHADIHA Letha A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 98(4), 2017, pp.3-19-328.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
This qualitative study explores the perspectives of ageing mothers to understand the ways in which respect is experienced in relationships involving ageing mothers and adult daughters with mental illness. Data came from audiotaped personal interviews with a purposive sample of 21 mothers (ages 52–90) of adult daughters with a serious mental illness. An interpretative phenomenological approach was used to analyse transcripts and identify the forms of respect described by ageing mothers. Ageing mothers and their daughters with mental illness experience multiple forms of respect; however, the meanings of respect vary by generation. These findings have practice, educational, and research implications for social workers serving ageing families dealing with mental illness (Edited publisher abstract)
Survivors' voices: breaking the silence on living with the impact of child sexual abuse in the family environment
- Author:
- ONE IN FOUR
- Publisher:
- One in Four
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 48
- Place of publication:
- London
Using first-hand accounts, this report illustrates the effects suffered by people who were sexually abused as children in the family environment. In the report, adult survivors describe the long-term impact that childhood sexual abuse in the family environment has had on their lives and what has helped them to survive. The narratives demonstrates how sexual abuse in childhood can be associated with long-term conditions such as eating disorders, self-harm, addiction to alcohol or drugs, and mental illness including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal thoughts and behaviour. Many survivors also end up in the criminal justice system through the misuse of alcohol and drugs, causing significant costs to society. To draw out the key themes an analysis of the individual narratives was carried out. Themes discuss the impact on the survivor, their families; the professional responses; and also include a list of survivors’ recommendations. Recommendations include: improve the training of health-related professionals; improve referral pathways for survivors to ensure they are directed to specialist agencies; and the involvement of survivors and survivor organisations in the training of professionals and service development. The report will be useful for policy-makers, healthcare professionals and social workers to help them to understand what it means to have been sexually abused as children by a relative or close family friend. (Edited publisher abstract)
Voices of care for adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues in Western Canada: what do families and agencies need from each other?
- Authors:
- MOONEY Laura R., LASHEWICZ Bonnie
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 22(2), 2014, pp.178-186.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
To investigate the frustrations and unmet needs of paid, formal caregivers and unpaid, family caregivers who together provide care to adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues eight focus groups were conducted in two large, urban centres and one smaller centre in Western Canada. Four focus groups were with family members including adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues, their parents and their siblings, and four were with representatives from agencies providing support and services to adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues and their families. Data were collected from 23 family members and 24 agency representatives who responded to questions about successes and struggles in meeting, and collaborating to meet, care needs of adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues. Each focus group session was digitally recorded and transcribed; field notes were also taken and we thematically analysed data according to family versus agency perspectives of their successes and barriers in care provision and care collaboration. The results found family members desire greater and more effective support in enriching the lives of adults with disabilities and/or mental health issues and in preparing for age-related changes. Agency representatives are keenly aware of the needs and challenges faced by families, yet grapple with being effective collaborators with families of widely varying priorities and styles of care and collaboration. (Edited publisher abstract)
Non-fatal suicidal behaviour among adults aged 16 to 74 in Great Britain
- Authors:
- MELTZER Howard, et al
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office/Great Britain. Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 90p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
This report describes the prevalence (past week, past year and lifetime) of suicidal thoughts, suicidal attempts and deliberate self-harm by socio-demographic, socio-economic, psychiatric and social functioning characteristics of the survey respondents. The report also shows the distribution of the characteristics by whether or had respondents exhibited non-fatal suicidal behaviour in their lifetime.
Early life family disadvantages and major depression in adulthood
- Authors:
- SADOWSKI H., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 174, February 1999, pp.112-120.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
There is evidence that exposure to social and family disadvantages in childhood are a risk factor for adult depression. This article explores the effects of multiple adversity in early childhood on adult depression, and the relative effects of the different adversities. Concludes that social and family (especially multiple family) disadvantages during childhood predispose individuals to an increased risk of major depression in adulthood.
The Parent Adult-Child Relationship Questionnaire (PACQ): the assessment of the relationship of adult children to their parents
- Authors:
- PEISAH C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 3(1), February 1999, pp.28-38.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The authors review current understanding of the parent adult-child relationship, describe the development of an instrument to measure this relationship and propose key themes which define the relationship. A 97-item self report questionnaire was administered to two convenience samples (N=302, N=100) comprising Australian primary care patients and community residents.
Betrayed as boys: psychodynamic treatment of sexually abused men
- Author:
- GARTNER Richard B
- Publisher:
- Guilford Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 368p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Discusses psychotherapy for male adult survivors of child sexual abuse, with reference to masculinity, same-sex abuse, the familial and cultural context of abuse, dissociative disorders, the relationship between therapist and client, and group therapy.