Vulnerable parenting: a study on parents with mental health problems: strategies and support
Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: It is becoming increasingly clear that people with severe mental illness (SMI) are in need of support with parenting.So far, however, little is known about how many persons fall into this category.Aim: To estimate how many SMI patients aged 18 to 65 are parents with children and how many need help with parenting.Method: We based our estimate on epidemiological studies and on official records and data relating to SMI patients for the year 2009.Results: We estimated that 48% of patients with SMI had children.The total number of such patients for the year 2009 was 68,000; this figure represented 0.9% of the Dutch population in the 18-65 age-group.Conclusion: Health professionals and carers need to be alerted to the fact that almost 50%of the patients with SMI require possibly help in fulfilling their parental role.Potential problems in the parent-child relationship need to be registered in greater details so that more adequate care can be provided both at individual level and national level.
Author: Peter van der Ende
Language: English
Topic: Family Support in Illness
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2580868648