Factors that may Facilitate or Hinder a Family-Focus in the Treatment of Parents with a Mental Illness (original) (raw)
2014, Journal of Child and Family Studies
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Children of parents with mental illness face significant risks for developing their own mental health issues due to factors related to parental psychopathology. This paper explores the barriers and facilitators that influence the integration of a family-focus in the treatment of these parents, emphasizing the necessity of including the patient’s parenting role in mental health education. Despite a legal mandate for healthcare workers to identify children in such contexts, many fail to do so, highlighting a gap in knowledge and practice that could be addressed through better training and awareness.
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