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Knowing what to do and being able to do it: influences on parent choice and use of practices to support young people living with mental illness
- Authors:
- HONEY Anne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 51(7), 2015, pp.841-851.
- Publisher:
- Springer
A parent’s response to a young person’s mental illness can influence their recovery and wellbeing. Many parents devote considerable time and energy to supporting a young person experiencing mental illness and engage in numerous different practices to do so. Yet little is known about why parents use particular practices. This article explores this question through qualitative analysis of parent perspectives. Interviews with 32 parents of young people living with mental illness were analysed using constant comparative analysis. Findings suggest that parents’ choice of and ability to carry out particular practices are shaped by: their knowledge and beliefs; their personal resources and constraints; and their social and service networks. Further, parents took active measures to optimize these influences. By understanding the complexity of their own potential influence on both knowing what to do and being able to do it, health professionals can better enable parents to support young adults experiencing mental illness. (Publisher abstract)
Perceived parenting and psychological well-being in UK ethnic minority adolescents
- Authors:
- MAYNARD M. J., HARDING S.
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 36(5), September 2010, pp.630-638.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Warm, caring parenting with appropriate supervision and control is considered to contribute to the best mental health outcomes for young people. This study examines the extent to which this view on optimal parenting and health applies across ethnicities, and tests the hypothesis that authoritarian parenting is more common for ethnic minority than White UK adolescents but is not detrimental to mental well-being among minorities. In 2003 a sample of 4349 pupils aged 11 to 13 years in 51 schools in 10 London boroughs completed 8 self-reported parenting items. These items were used to derive the parental care and control scores. Psychological well-being was based on total psychological difficulties score from Goodman's Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The results showed that all minority pupils had lower mean care and higher mean control scores compared with Whites. In models stratified by ethnicity, increasing parental care was associated with lower psychological difficulties score (better mental health) and increasing parental control with higher psychological difficulties score within each ethnic group, compared with reference categories. Between ethnic groups, the relatively better mental health of minority groups compared with Whites was apparent even in categories of low care and low autonomy. Adjusting for parenting scores, however, did not fully account for the protective effect of minority ethnicity. The article concludes that the mechanism by which perceived parenting is associated with psychological difficulties score is the same across ethnic groups. It is therefore likely that programmes supporting parenting will be effective regardless of ethnicity.
Intergenerational transmission of health beliefs in somatoform disorders: exploratory study
- Authors:
- MARSHALL Tasmin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 191(11), November 2007, pp.449-450.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Children of parents with a range of psychiatric disorders are at increased risk of developing psychological disturbance themselves. There is growing evidence that this includes children who have parents with a chronic somatoform disorder. The health beliefs of children with a parent with a somatoform disorder were compared with those of children with a parent with an organic physical disorder. Children of parents with somatoform disorder scored higher on bodily preoccupation and disease phobia scales and their health beliefs showed similarities to the beliefs of their parents.
Identifying psychosocial problems among youth: factors associated with youth agreement on a positive parent-completed PSC-17
- Authors:
- DUKE N., IRELAND M., BOROWSKY I.W.
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 31(5), September 2005, pp.563-573.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The choice of informant is a critical piece in the identification of psychosocial problems in youth. This study aimed to identify youth and parent factors associated with whether the youth agrees with a positive parent-completed screen of youth psychosocial problems. Parents of youth aged 10-15 years who were seen for a medical visit at eight clinics in the Minneapolis-St. Pauls metropolitan area of the USA completed the 17-item Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC-17). Youth scoring positive on the screen and their parents/guardians were interviewed by telephone after the visit (n = 145). Bivariate and multivariate analyses were then conducted to identify parent characteristics and child factors associated with whether the youth agrees with the positive parent-completed screen. Fifty per cent of youth participants agreed with their parent on a positive parent-completed PSC-17 based on their completion of the Y-PSC-17 as a self-report measure. Youth who reported a positive Y-PSC-17 in agreement with their parent were twice as likely to meet diagnostic cut-offs on sub-scales of anxiety/depression and aggression on the Child Behaviour Checklist, reported lower parentchild connectedness and their parents reported more anger/frustration than youth who disagreed with the positive parent-completed screen. Most of these associations remained significant when controlling for the other factors and demographic characteristics in multivariate analysis. Findings indicate that when the youth agrees with a positive parent-completed PSC-17, there is higher parent frustration, lower parent-child connectedness, and the youth is more likely to have a diagnosis of an emotional or behavioural disorder. Thus, when possible, the use of both parent and youth as informants provides necessary information in formulating a comprehensive treatment strategy to address the psychosocial needs of youth.
Social workers' views of parents of emotionally disturbed children: replicating a US study
- Authors:
- AINSWORTH Frank, HANSEN Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 53(3), September 2000, pp.37-44.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reports the results of a survey of Australian Association of Social workers (AASW) members in relation to their views of parents of emotionally disturbed children. The survey involved a random sample of AASW members. The study was conducted in order to see if there was any similarity in the views of United States (US) and Australian social workers in regard to their view of these parents. The data from the Australian sample using the US providers' Beliefs About Parents (PBAP) instrument did not support the conclusions of the study in the US. This result emphasises the importance of replication studies when transferring measurement instruments from one country to another.
Online peer support programs for young people with a parent who has a mental illness: service providers' perspectives
- Authors:
- PRICE-ROBERTSON Rhys, REUPERT Andrea, MAYBERY Darryl
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 72(3), 2019, pp.274-286.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Young people with a parent or parents who have mental illness are at a higher-than-average risk of experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties. Notwithstanding the difficulties experienced by these young people, opportunities to interact with and obtain support from peers living in similar families can be beneficial. While young people face several barriers to participating in face-to-face peer support programs, online approaches potentially provide a different way of obtaining peer support. This paper aims to explore service providers’ perspectives on current Victorian peer support programs, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of online approaches to peer support. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 17 mental health professionals who work with families affected by parental mental illness. Participants recognised that many young people miss out on face-to-face peer support programs, and were highly supportive of the idea of online programs. This study suggests that online peer support programs for young people could occupy an important position in the evolving suite of services for Australian families affected by mental illness. (Edited publisher abstract)
Associations between behaviours that challenge in adults with intellectual disability, parental perceptions and parental mental health
- Authors:
- WAITE Jane, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 56(4), 2017, pp.408-430.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Objectives: This study examined parental perceptions of behaviours that challenge (CB) in their adult children with intellectual disability (ID), and explored whether perceptions mediated associations between CB and parental psychological distress. Design: A within-group correlational design was employed. Methods: Sixty-five parents reported on individuals with genetic syndromes and ID who had chronic CB. Parents completed the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) adapted to measure perceptions of self-injury, aggression or property destruction, alongside assessments of parental locus of control, attributions about behaviour, parental psychological distress, and CB. Results: A high proportion of parents evidenced anxiety and depression at clinically significant levels (56.9% and 30.8%, respectively). Contrary to predictions, psychological distress was not significantly associated with CB. The perception that the adult with ID exerted control over the parent's life mediated the association between CB and parental psychological distress. Few parents endorsed operant reinforcement as a cause of CB (< 10%). Conclusions: The high levels of psychological distress in parents is notable and of concern. Further research should consider the reasons why parents have causal attributions that might be inconsistent with contemporary interventions. Practitioner points: 1) Parents experience high levels of psychological distress while supporting adults with ID who engage in chronic behaviours that challenge; 2) A stronger belief that the adult with ID exerts control over the parent's life may mediate an association between CB exhibited by the individual with ID and parental psychological distress; 3) Few parents endorsed operant reinforcement as a cause of behaviours that challenge. (Publisher abstract)
Parental perceptions of the importance of adolescent mental health information
- Authors:
- FOSTER Lovie Jewell Jackson, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 40(3), 2015, pp.e117-e125.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Improving health care providers’ ability to address adolescent mental health is a major public health priority. Because parents are a critical gateway to children’s health care, this study investigated factors related to parents’ perceived need for mental health information to help their adolescent child. In this cross-sectional survey of parents accompanying adolescents in two urban paediatric health care practices in the United States, parents ranked adolescent preventive health topics they believed were most important to receive information about to ensure the health of their adolescent. Multivariable logistic regression determined correlates of parental perceptions. Among the 265 parent participants, 60 percent identified at least one mental health topic as important. These parents were more likely to be white, to recall a health care provider discussing adolescent mental health, and to be accompanying an adolescent for an acute care or referral visit. Parents were less likely to see a need for mental health information if the study clinic was their child’s usual source of care. Findings suggest that many parents are receptive to receiving mental health information in paediatric primary care settings. Future research is needed to understand racial differences in parental receptivity to mental health information in paediatric primary care settings and ways to effectively deliver preventive mental health information. (Edited publisher abstract)
Parents' experiences of collaboration between welfare professionals regarding children with anxiety or depression: an explorative study
- Authors:
- WIDMARK Catharina, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Integrated Care, 13(4), 2013, Online only
- Publisher:
- International Foundation for Integrated Care
Introduction: Well-functioning collaboration between professionals in the welfare sector has a strong influence on the contacts with parents of children and adolescents suffering from mental illness, and it is a precondition for the availability of support for these parents. This paper describes how such parents perceive collaboration between professionals in mental health care, social services, and schools. Methods: In this small-scale qualitative study data were collected by in-depth interviews with seven parents of children and adolescents diagnosed with anxiety and depression. The families were selected from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health patient records kept by the Stockholm County Council (Sweden) Results and discussion: The results suggest that when the encounter between parents and professionals is characterised by structure and trust, it is supportive and serves as a holding environment. Parents think that communication links and coordination between professionals from different organisations are needed in the collaboration, along with appropriately scheduled and well-performed joint meetings to create structure in the parent-professional encounter. Parents also think that establishment of trust in this interaction is promoted by individual professionals who are available, provide the parents with adequate information, are skilled, and show empathy and commitment. (Edited publisher abstract)
Perceived need and use of child mental health services in Korea
- Authors:
- CHO Sun-Mi, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 45(1), February 2009, pp.56-61.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study examined the degree of perceived need and use of child mental health services in Korea, as well as the factors associated therewith. The sample consisted of 3,477 children aged 8–13 years. Overall, 10.4% of the parents demonstrated a perceived need for mental health services regarding their children’s emotional or behavioural problems, while 1.9% used mental health services. Although the perceived need for mental health services is high, only a small proportion of children receive them. Whether a child receives mental health care is influenced by the child’s psychopathology, especially when social and/or thought problems exist.