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An unspoken problem
- Author:
- LAVIS Paula
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 110, February 2011, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Research findings of a study, by K. Sayal and colleagues, are analysed. The study looked at what influenced parents and carers to seek help from primary care services for children and young people with mental health needs. The study revealed the difficulties faced by parents and carers in accessing services for children with mental health problems, and looked at what can be done to break down these barriers and encourage parents, carers and young people to seek help when needed.
Influences on young people's stigmatising attitudes towards peers with mental disorders: national survey of young Australians and their parents
- Authors:
- JORM Anthony F., WRIGHT AnneMarie
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 192(2), February 2008, pp.144-149.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
A national telephone survey was carried out with 3746 people aged 12–25 years and 2005 co-resident parents. Stigmatising attitudes were assessed in relation to four vignettes (depression, depression with alcohol misuse, social phobia and psychosis). Stigma was found to have multiple components labelled `social distance', `dangerous/unpredictable', `weak not sick', `stigma perceived in others' and `reluctance to disclose'. Exposure to mental disorders and help-seeking in oneself or others was associated with lower scores on some components of stigma but not on others. Young people's attitudes showed specific associations with those of parents. Exposure to campaigns was associated with reductions in beliefs that the person is `weak not sick'. Personal experiences, parental attitudes and campaigns all affect stigmatising attitudes.
Parental mental health and families: think child, think parent and think family
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Place of publication:
- London
This e-learning module explores the impact of parental mental illness on all family members. It also aims to develop your understanding of the ways social inequalities and discrimination can affect families where a parent has a mental health problem. Also looks at child development stages and some common diagnoses, interventions and treatments for mental illness. The modules main sections cover: Stigma, discrimination and inequalities; Parents and mental health; Parenting and mental health; and Understanding child development.
Growing up with a parent with schizophrenia: what children say they need
- Authors:
- CHAN Siu Mui, CHAU Heidi Ying Suet
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Children's Services, 5(4), December 2010, pp.31-42.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Although there seems a plethora of literature on the effect of parents’ mental health problems on child development, research and services have largely overlooked the unmet needs of the children of adults with mental health problems. The authors focus upon a particularly neglected group, that of Chinese, adolescent daughters of a schizophrenic mother or father (n=5). The introductory text describes the discrimination, isolation and stereotyped attitudes surrounding schizophrenia in Asian culture where it is regarded as taboo, associated with shame and as such often remains as a ‘family secret’. The mixed feelings, such as love, ‘filial piety’, loyalty and anger, towards their parent that young carers can have are discussed. In-depth, individual interviews with 5 adolescent girl carers, asked whether they had ever disclosed their parents’ mental health problems to others and what happened, and if not, why not? In addition, how did their parents’ illness affect them, particularly during periods of psychotic episode and how did they feel overall about their roles? Finally, were there any positive gains, ask these authors? Findings were mixed, with the topics of betrayal, helplessness, and low self-esteem visited, as well as some more positive gains such as the increasing maturity and strength caring for a parent with mental health problems brought. The authors list various quotes verbatim.
Crossing bridges over troubled waters?: working with children of parents experiencing mental distress
- Author:
- TANNER Denise
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 19(3), June 2000, pp.287-297.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article is a critical review of Crossing Bridges, a Department of Health training pack for those working with 'mentally ill' parents and their children. The author argues, on the basis of both personal and professional experience, that although the pack pays lip-service to the significance of structural factors, the training resources are primarily rooted in an individual and family-focused pathology model of mental illness. Three arguments are put forward for the necessity of a wider framework: the significance of shame and stigma to those experiencing mental distress and their families; the predominance of understandings of mental illness that translate social phenomena into individualised problems, notably genetic explanations and attributions of risk and dangerousness; and the contribution of motherhood to the experiencing of mental distress in women. Initiatives within the mental health survivor movement are highlighted as examples promoting positive images of mental distress, and the implications of the issues raised for social work education are considered. The article concludes that efforts to help the children of 'mentally ill' parents, not to mention the parents themselves, must incorporate wider strategies to promote openness, respect, acceptance and ultimately, social inclusion, of those who experience mental distress.