Journal articles: 'Children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI)'

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Cavanaugh, Daniel L., Joanne Riebschleger, and Jennifer M. Tanis. "Mental health literacy websites for children of parents with a mental illness." Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 26, no. 3 (April 20, 2021): 720–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591045211005514.

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Objective: This review of online mental health resources was conducted to evaluate and document the availability of mental health resources pertinent to the needs of children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI). This review identified available websites and analyzed the appropriateness of content and readability. Methods: We conducted an extensive 6-month review of websites with available mental health literacy content that may be found by COPMI searching for information. Web content was evaluated and described with qualitative thematic analysis techniques. Web content was also evaluated for reading levels using the Flesch-Kincaid readability analysis tool. Results: The researchers described 7 descriptive themes, 10 content areas, and described what information was available across websites and where gaps existed. They also concluded the average reading level of the websites was 9.7, which was substantially higher than current web development recommendations. Conclusions: Websites can be a valuable tool for COPMI without access to direct services. To improve current web resources, developers should strive to offer content specific to the identified needs of COPMI. Additionally, web content should be developed at a level that is accessible to teens and parents.

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Radicke, Alina, Claus Barkmann, Bonnie Adema, Anne Daubmann, Karl Wegscheider, and Silke Wiegand-Grefe. "Children of Parents with a Mental Illness: Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life and Determinants of Child–Parent Agreement." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2 (January 6, 2021): 379. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020379.

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(1) Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is frequently reduced in children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI). Child self- and parent proxy-ratings vary with raters’ characteristics and facets of HRQoL. This study aimed at analyzing risk and protective factors associated with HRQoL in COPMI, and at examining the magnitude, direction, and predictors of child–parent agreement. (2) Methods: Analyses were based on baseline data of the German CHIMPS (children of parents with a mental illness) project with n = 134 parents diagnosed with mental illness and n = 198 children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years. (3) Results: Both children and parents reported significantly lower HRQoL than the reference population, particularly for the child’s physical and psychological well-being. Parents’ proxy-report indicated a lower HRQoL than the children’s self-report. Child and parental psychopathology, social support, and the child’s age significantly predicted HRQoL. Interrater agreement was satisfactory and better for observable aspects like physical well-being and school environment. The child’s gender-identity and mental health significantly predicted child–parent agreement. (4) Conclusions: Parental psychopathology significantly reduces children’s HRQoL. Interventions should promote resilience in children by targeting risk and protective factors. Child–parent agreement emphasizes the need to obtain both self- and proxy-reports, whenever possible.

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Fudge, Elizabeth. "Children of Parents with a Mental Illness — The COPMI Project." Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling 13, no. 1 (July 2003): 99–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1037291100004775.

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When adults experience mental health problems, the effect on their family members can be immense. The impact on the person's children, both of the parent's behaviour and of their treatment, can be profound but is frequently overlooked by service providers for a range of reasons. The current national COPMI project has been initiated to promote better mental health outcomes for children of parents with a mental illness, especially by providing information and good practice guidance for services and people in the community who work with these families and their children.

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Choi, Jung Won. "Review of Intervention Programs for Children of Parents with Mental Illness (COPMI)." Korean Journal of Psychopathology 24, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 3–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.36430/kjp.2020.24.1.003.

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Bosch, Annick, Monique van de Ven, and Karin van Doesum. "Development and Validation of the Guilt and Shame Questionnaire for Adolescents of Parents with a Mental Illness (GSQ-APMI)." Journal of Child and Family Studies 29, no. 4 (November 30, 2019): 1147–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01671-7.

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Abstract Objectives Children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI) often experience negative feelings, such as guilt and shame. These feelings may put them at risk of developing internalizing or externalizing problems. In the Netherlands, preventive peer support groups exist which aim at preventing experiencing negative feelings such as guilt and shame. However, current questionnaires which assess feelings of guilt and shame have limitations and therefore cannot be used to measure these feelings in adolescent COPMI. Moreover, it cannot be measured if these peer support groups succeed in preventing experiencing negative feelings, such as guilt and shame. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the ‘Guilt and Shame Questionnaire—for Adolescents of Parents with a Mental Illness (GSQ-APMI)’, which is specifically designed for adolescent COPMI aged 12–21 years. Methods The study consisted of three phases: phase 1, ‘Operationalization and Item Development’; phase 2, ‘Pilot Testing’; and phase 3, ‘Psychometric Properties’. Phase 2 included 79 adolescent COPMI; phase 3 included 47 adolescent COPMI. Results Results revealed that the GSQ-APMI is a reliable and valid questionnaire to measure feelings of guilt and shame in adolescent COPMI. Conclusions The GSQ-APMI is a short (10 items) and feasible instrument, ready to use in both research and clinical practice to establish feelings of guilt and shame in adolescent COPMI. The questionnaire results in two scale scores: one scale score reflecting feelings of guilt and one scale score reflecting feelings of shame.

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Fraser, Eliza, and Kenneth I. Pakenham. "Evaluation of a Resilience-Based Intervention for Children of Parents With Mental Illness." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 42, no. 12 (January 1, 2008): 1041–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048670802512065.

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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a group psychosocial intervention for children (aged 12–18) of a parent with mental illness (copmi). Method: A treatment and waitlist-control design study with pre- and post-treatment, and 8 week follow up, was carried out. The treatment (n = 27) and control (n=17) groups were compared on three groups of dependent variables: intervention targets (mental health literacy, connectedness, coping strategies), adjustment (depression, life satisfaction, prosocial behaviour, emotional/behavioural difficulties), and caregiving experiences. Results: Group comparisons failed to show statistically significant intervention effects, but reliable clinical change analyses suggested that compared to the control group, more intervention participants had clinically significant improvements in mental health literacy, depression, and life satisfaction. These treatment gains were maintained 8 weeks after treatment. Participant satisfaction data supported these treatment gains. Conclusions: Given study limitations and the modest support for intervention effectiveness it is important that this and other similar interventions should continue to be revised and undergo rigorous evaluation.

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Demi, Alice S. "Children and mental illness: A parents guide." Patient Education and Counseling 12, no. 3 (December 1988): 277–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0738-3991(88)90010-9.

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Cooklin, Alan. "Children as carers of parents with mental illness." Psychiatry 5, no. 1 (January 2006): 32–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1383/psyt.2006.5.1.32.

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Cooklin, Alan. "Children as carers of parents with mental illness." Psychiatry 8, no. 1 (January 2009): 17–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mppsy.2008.10.010.

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Ballal, Divya, and Janardhana Navaneetham. "Talking to children about parental mental illness: The experiences of well parents." International Journal of Social Psychiatry 64, no. 4 (March 14, 2018): 367–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764018763687.

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Background: Children of parents with mental illness are not routinely included in psychoeducational and supportive family interventions provided by adult mental health systems. The family, therefore, is an important and, sometimes, the only source of information and support for them. Aim: To understand the experiences of well parents in talking to their children about parental mental illness. Method: This article presents the findings of a qualitative study of the experiences of well parents in talking to their children about parental mental illness. Ten well parents whose spouses were diagnosed with a severe mental illness participated in the study. Socio-demographic information, family details and history of the spouse’s mental illness along with their experiences of talking to children about parental mental illness, the perceived risks and benefits, challenges they faced and the role of others in the process were recorded. Qualitative data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings: The themes of ‘distancing children from parental mental illness’, ‘avoiding conversations about the illness’, ‘giving and receiving emotional support’, ‘providing explanations of the illness’ and ‘regulating other sources of information’ show the complex ways in which well parents influence their children’s understanding of parental mental illness. The findings are examined in the background of what is known about this topic from the perspective of children or of the parent with illness. Possible ways to support well parents in families affected by parental mental illness are discussed. Conclusion: This study is a step forward in the understanding of how families talk to children about parental mental illness and provides the perspective of the well parent.

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KIRBAŞ, Zila Özlem, and Hacer KOBYA BULUT. "CHILDREN OF PARENTS WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS AND NURSING." INTERNATIONAL REFEREED ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF SPORTS, no. 32 (2019): 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.17363/sstb.2019.32.7.

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Lombardo, Kerri L., and Robert W. Motta. "Secondary trauma in children of parents with mental illness." Traumatology 14, no. 3 (2008): 57–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534765608320331.

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Murphy, Gillian, Kath Peters, Lesley Wilkes, and Debra Jackson. "Adult children of parents with mental illness: navigating stigma." Child & Family Social Work 22, no. 1 (July 24, 2015): 330–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12246.

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Raymond, Kathryn Y., Danny G. Willis, and Susan Sullivan-Bolyai. "Parents Caring For Adult Children With Serious Mental Illness." Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 23, no. 2 (January 6, 2017): 119–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078390316685404.

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Shaely, Anne G. "Children and Adolescents with Mental Illness: A Parents Guide." Family & Community Health 13, no. 1 (May 1990): 82–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00003727-199005000-00011.

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Ola, Bolanle, Rakendu Suren, and Cornelius Ani. "Depressive symptoms among children whose parents have serious mental illness: Association with children’s threat-related beliefs about mental illness." South African Journal of Psychiatry 21, no. 3 (August 1, 2015): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v21i3.680.

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Background. Sixty-eight per cent of women and 57% of men with mental illness are parents. There is increasing evidence of adverse psychosocial impact of parental mental illness on their children. However, among children whose parents have mental illness, the potential contribution of the children’s beliefs about mental illness to their own emotional distress is still poorly understood.Aim. To explore among children whose parents have serious mental illness, the relationship between the children’s beliefs about mental illness and their own depressive symptoms.Methodology. We conducted an interview-administered questionnaire survey of 67 Nigerian children whose parents were psychiatric inpatients. The children’s beliefs about mental illness were explored with five questions – two of which embedded threat-related beliefs. Their depressive symptoms were assessed with the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) (Cronbach alpha 0.91). Based on stigma theory, we hypothesised that among this cohort, the children who hold threat-related beliefs about people with mental illness would report statistically significantly more depressive symptoms than those without similar beliefs. Results. The mean age (standard deviation (SD)) of the children was 13.3 (2.8) years, and 38% were males. Twenty-four per cent of the children believed mental illness is infectious. In line with our hypothesis, those holding this belief had statistically significantly more depressive symptoms compared with those without similar beliefs (p=0.001). Fifty-seven per cent of the children believed that people with mental illness are dangerous. However, contrary to our hypothesis, this belief was not associated with increased depressive symptoms (p=0.2). Multiple regression showed that statistically significant predictors of increased emotional symptoms were ‘belief that mental illness is infectious’ and younger age. The model explained 39.8% of the variance in SMFQ.Conclusion. In this and similar settings, psycho-education for children whose parents have serious mental illness should explore whether the children believe that mental illness is infectious. Providing reassurance to children holding such beliefs could reduce their risk of psychological distress.

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Zeighami, Reza, Fatemeh Oskouie, and Soodabeh Joolaee. "Mental health needs of the children of parents with mental illness." Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences 5, no. 3 (2018): 95. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jnms.jnms_36_18.

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Jamison, Robert N., and Lynn S. Walker. "Illness Behavior in Children of Chronic Pain Patients." International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 22, no. 4 (December 1992): 329–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/aman-gj29-4n1c-6jr2.

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Objective: Recent studies on pain behavior have pointed to a relationship between expression of illness in patients with chronic pain and reports of physical complaints in other family members. This article includes two related studies. The aim of the first study was to determine whether, among pain patient families, parents who exhibited higher levels of illness behavior and emotional distress were more likely to report that their children had frequent pain complaints. The aim of the second study was to assess whether children of patients with chronic pain were perceived by their parents to have more pain and illness behavior than children of non-pain parents. Method: In the first study, forty-two primary caregivers in families with a parent with chronic pain completed questionnaires regarding their children's pain and illness behavior. In the second study, report of somatic complaints in children of chronic pain parents was compared to complaints in fifty-five children of parents without chronic pain. Results: Results of the first study showed that frequently reported pain in the child was associated with significantly higher levels of parent disability, pain behavior and emotional distress. Results of the second study showed that children of patients with chronic pain were reported to have more frequent abdominal pain and to use more medication than children of parents without pain. Conclusions: The findings of these studies suggest that children of parents with chronic pain may be at risk for illness behavior, especially when the parents exhibit emotional reactions to their pain.

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Godress, Julia, Salih Ozgul, Cathy Owen, and Leanne Foley-Evans. "Grief Experiences of Parents Whose Children Suffer from Mental Illness." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 39, no. 1-2 (January 2005): 88–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2005.01518.x.

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Objective: To examine the grief experience of parents of adult children with a mental illness and its relationship to parental health and well-being and parent child attachment and affective relationship. Methods: Participants were recruited from a variety of organizations throughout Australia that provide support services for sufferers of mental illness and/or for their families. Seventyone participants (62 mothers and nine fathers) all of whom had a child diagnosed with mental illness volunteered to take part in the study. All completed measures of grief, health status and parent-child relationship. Results: Parents reported experiencing grief in relation to their child's illness as evidenced by intrusive thoughts and feelings and avoidance of behaviour as well as difficulties adapting to and distress associated with reminders of the illness. Parental grief appears to reduce over time, but only in some aspects of grief and after an extended period. Increased parental grief was related to lowered psychological well-being and health status and associated with an anxious/ambivalent and a negative affective parent-child relationship. Conclusion: The study provides important insights into the grief experiences of parents following their child's diagnosis with mental illness. The significant relationship between parental grief and parental psychological well-being and health status as well as to parentchild relationship has important implications for health professionals. Foremost amongst these are the need to validate the distress and grief of parents and to better understand how to provide interventions that promote grief work and family bonds while reducing emotional distress and life disruption.

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Goodyear, Melinda J., Becca Allchin, Matthew Burn, Henry von Doussa, Andrea Reupert, Phillip Tchernegovski, Jade Sheen, et al. "Promoting Self-Determination in Parents With Mental Illness in Adult Mental Health Settings." Journal of Family Nursing 28, no. 2 (January 31, 2022): 129–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10748407211067308.

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This article reports a strengths-based intervention to support parents with mental illness and their children in adult mental health settings: “Let’s Talk About Children” (LTC) intervention. A qualitative methodology was adopted with parent participants receiving LTC in adult mental health and family services. The benefits for parents receiving LTC were described through in-depth interviews with 25 parents following the delivery of the program. Interview data identified an impact on parental self-regulation—mainly through a change in a sense of agency as a parent—and skill building, once a clearer picture of their child’s everyday life was understood. This study outlines the benefits of talking with parents about the strengths and vulnerabilities of their children during routine mental health treatment. The role for self-determination of parents in preventive interventions for children is an important consideration for mental health recovery, and it also helps to break the cycle of transgenerational mental illness within families.

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Cowling, Vicki, Ernest S. L. Luk, Cristea Mileshkin, and Peter Birleson. "Children of adults with severe mental illness: mental health, help seeking and service use." Psychiatric Bulletin 28, no. 2 (February 2004): 43–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.28.2.43.

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Aims and MethodWe aimed to determine the prevalence of childhood mental health problems in children of parents registered with an Australian area mental health service, and to study the parents' help-seeking and service use for their children. Parents were recruited through their case managers, and asked to complete the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), the Service Utilisation Questionnaire and the Help-seeking Questionnaire.ResultsA quarter of the children were in the clinical range of the SDQ total scores, with high sub-scale scores. However, 63% of the parents reported reluctance to seek help, and 19% reported not using services.Clinical ImplicationsChildren of parents with mental illness are at higher risk of childhood psychiatric disorders. Assessment of the child at the time of referral of the parent is an opportunity for problem identification, parental education, and early intervention.

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Kaufman, Allan V., Forrest Scogin, Gordon MacNeil, James Leeper, and Joshua Wimberly. "Helping Aging Parents of Adult Children with Serious Mental Illness." Journal of Social Service Research 36, no. 5 (October 14, 2010): 445–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2010.510949.

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Kowalenko, N. M. "Children of parents with a mental illness – Australian national initiatives." Neuropsychiatrie de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence 60, no. 5 (July 2012): S188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurenf.2012.04.339.

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Naughton, Michael Frederick, Darryl Maybery, and Melinda Goodyear. "A parent’s perspective of the bidirectional impact of mental illness in families." Clinical Nursing Studies 7, no. 1 (September 17, 2018): 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/cns.v7n1p46.

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Objective: Recent research has found over 70% of children attending a mental health service also have a parent with a mental illness. Research on the impact of mental illness in families focuses primarily on how parental mental illness impacts on children. What is not understood is the experience of parents and children where both have a mental illness. The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of parents where both a child and a parent have a mental illness.Methods: Thirty-seven parents were interviewed using a narrative design to determine their personal and family experiences. Interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis with a number of themes highlighted.Results: Themes particular to this family type were: impact of parental mental illness; specific strategies; bidirectional impacts of mental illness; and intergenerational factors. Also raised were supports parents would have liked. From the narrative of these parents the challenges of families, where both a parent and a child have a mental illness, are highlighted.Conclusions: It is from these interviews, that awareness of clinicians can be raised, and more effective, well-thought-out interventions put in place. Interventions that take account of the bidirectional influences of mental illness will be more successful in meeting the needs of all members of a family. People do not operate in isolation and providing a family focused approach is an essential first step in helping people manage where mental illness is a prevalent factor for different family members.

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Kim, Sarah Richards, Eva Szigethy, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Daniel J. Pilowsky, and Frank Verhulst. "Supporting the Mental Health of Children by Treating Mental Illness in Parents." Psychiatric Annals 43, no. 12 (December 1, 2013): 534–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20131206-04.

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Tandi Lwoga, Edda, and Neema Florence Mosha. "Information seeking behaviour of parents and caregivers of children with mental illness in Tanzania." Library Review 62, no. 8/9 (November 25, 2013): 567–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lr-10-2012-0116.

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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to assess information needs and information seeking behaviour of parents and caregivers of children with mental illness at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Tanzania. The study mainly assessed the information needs of parents and caregivers of children with mental illness, their preferable sources of health information, and their constraints on information seeking. Design/methodology/approach – This study used a case study research design, where 168 structured questionnaires were distributed to parents and caregivers of children with mental illness at the Neurological Pediatrics Outpatient Clinic of KCMC. The rate of response was 89.3 per cent. Findings – The study found that health information needs of parents and caregivers were mainly associated with health care (for example, nutrition, treatment) and health education. Parents and caregivers of children with mental illness used the internet as the main source of information about their children's health, which was followed by printed books and television. Health information seeking behaviour appeared similar across gender categories, but there were differences on the use of print and electronic information sources according to age and level of education. The main factors that hindered access to health information included low level of education, lack of funds and health information illiteracy. Practical implications – The paper provides useful suggestions that would facilitate information seeking and use among parents and caregivers of children with mental illness in Tanzania and other countries with similar conditions. Originality/value – Previous studies on the topic are scanty and, therefore, the paper provides important insights into the information needs and information seeking behaviour of parents and caregivers of children with mental illness in a developing country setting.

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Beardslee, William R. "Children of Parents With Affective Disorder." Pediatrics In Review 10, no. 10 (April 1, 1989): 313–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/pir.10.10.313.

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Depression is a family illness. The pediatrician's involvement is as a physician for the family. Initially, his or her role is as a diagnostician for the family. The presence of depressive symptoms in either a parent or a child requires investigation and may signal distress in other members of the family as well as the individual with symptoms. Often, even for parents, depressive symptoms will be first evident to the pediatrician. This provides a significant responsibility and the opportunity to function as a physician for the family in distress. An ongoing collaborative relationship with a psychiatrist or other mental health professional will aid in the treatment of disorder in the parents. Furthermore, in the absence of acute illness, there is an opportunity to discuss and help the family to understand the illness and to encourage resiliencies within the child or children. There is also the opportunity for continued follow-up, both of the parental distress and of the children's adaptive functioning.

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Kageyama, Masako, and Keiko Yokoyama. "Child-rearing Support Provided by Public Health Nurses to People with Mental Illness: Qualitative Descriptive Study." Open Nursing Journal 12, no. 1 (July 31, 2018): 162–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874434601812010162.

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Background: The growing rates of deinstitutionalization in Japan have resulted in an increase in the number of children being raised by parents with mental illness. Given this situation, public health nurses working for local governments play an important role. Objective: The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe the child-rearing support provided by public health nurses to parents with mental illness. Methods: Seven nurses identified 28 cases of parents with mental illness. Descriptions of the goals and details of the appropriate nursing support were extracted from transcripts, coded, and categorized. Results: Parents with mental illness diagnosed with addiction and personality disorders were more difficult to support than those diagnosed with mood disorders or schizophrenia. Public health nurses supported parents with mental illness with the aim of achieving goals such as “building continuous consultative relationships,” “ensuring living conditions had a minimum level of safety and comfort,” “parents playing their roles,” “parents and children living together in the community,” and “fostering children’s growth.” While they provided support by “assessing their relationships with parents,” “building consultative relationships with parents,” “assessing parents’ illnesses/disorders and supporting,” “assessing child-rearing abilities and supporting,” and “cooperating with related agencies,” they tended to focus on the growth of the children rather than the recovery of parents. Conclusion: Consultative relationships were the beginning of support, as well as the most important and difficult skill. Public health nurses need to provide support for the recovery of parents with mental illness and learn about personality disorders and addiction.

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Rohanachandra, Y., I. Amarabandu, and L. Rohanachandra. "Parenting with mental illness among patients presenting to a teaching hospital in Sri Lanka: Challenges and perceived care needs." European Psychiatry 64, S1 (April 2021): S725. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1920.

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IntroductionParenting with mental illness is associated with parenting difficulties and increased mental health problems in children. Family focused interventions improve child outcomes by 40%. However, such services are not available at present in Sri Lanka.ObjectivesTo assess the challenges faced and perceived needs of parents with mental illness in Sri Lanka.MethodsA cross sectional descriptive study was carried out in the adult psychiatry follow-up clinics in a Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka. A specifically designed questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic details, difficulties with parenting and perceived care needs.ResultsOf 385 parents, 67.3% believed their mental illness impacted their parenting. Perceived impact on parenting was higher in younger parents (p<0.01), when the children were younger (p<0.01), had more children under 5 years (p<0.01) and when there was no social support (p<0.01). 67.8% of parents believed their illness impacted their children, with higher impact perceived in parents with children less than 5 years of age (p<0.05) and those with no social support (p<0.01). Although 36.4% had concerns about their children’s emotions or behaviour, only 16.4% were willing to discuss these with their doctor. The parental concerns were significantly higher where the parent was employed (p<0.01), had a longer duration of illness (p<0.01) and when the youngest child was more than 12 years (p<0.01)ConclusionsMental illness in parents had a substantial impact on parenting and their children but professionals help was rarely sought. Services aimed at the specific needs of these parents should be developed.DisclosureNo significant relationships.

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Muscara, F., M. C. McCarthy, C. Woolf, S. J. C. Hearps, K. Burke, and V. A. Anderson. "Early psychological reactions in parents of children with a life threatening illness within a pediatric hospital setting." European Psychiatry 30, no. 5 (July 2015): 555–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.12.008.

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AbstractResearch in contextParents of children with life threatening illness or injuries are at elevated risk of distress reactions, involving symptoms of acute stress disorder, depression and anxiety. Currently, the impact of child illness factors is unclear, and to date research systematically examining the prevalence of these psychological reactions across different illness groups with an acute life threat is sparse. This is important to explore given that studies show that parent functioning impacts on the psychological adjustment and recovery of the ill child.What does this study add?At four weeks following a child's diagnosis of a serious illness, 49–54% of parents met DSM-IV criteria for acute stress disorder, across a number of illness groups, whereas 15–27% of parents were in the moderate/severe range for depression and anxiety, and 25–31% for stress. Results from this study demonstrate that rates and severity of these psychological reactions in parents of seriously ill children do not vary according to illness type.BackgroundA life threatening childhood illness/injury can lead to significant distress reactions in parents, with independent studies finding such reactions in several different illness groups. To date, there is limited research systematically comparing the prevalence of adverse parental psychological reactions across different childhood illness groups with an acute life threat. This study aimed to investigate the frequency and severity of symptoms of acute traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and general stress in parents, following admission of their child to hospital for a life threatening illness. The study also aimed to explore the relationship between these symptoms, and to determine whether they differ according to illness/injury.MethodsCross-sectional data from a prospective, longitudinal study are reported. Participants were 194 parents of 145 children (49 couples), admitted to cardiology (n = 53), oncology (n = 40) and pediatric intensive care units (n = 52), for serious illnesses/injuries. Parents completed self-report questionnaires within four weeks of hospital admission.ResultsRates of acute traumatic stress (P = 0.262), depression (P = 0.525), anxiety (P = 0.453) and general stress symptoms (P = 0.720) in parents were comparable across illness type, with 49–54% reaching criteria for acute stress disorder, 15–27% having clinical levels of depression and anxiety, and 25–31% for general stress. Anxiety was most strongly associated with acute traumatic stress (r = 0.56), closely followed by stress (r = 0.52) and depression (r = 0.49), with all correlations highly significant (P < 0.001).ConclusionsThese findings provide evidence that the child's medical condition is not associated with parents’ experience of clinically significant psychological symptoms, and emphasize the importance for health care providers to be aware of these potential psychological reactions in parents, regardless of the type of illness.

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Baker, Lisa, and Rob Lees. "Parental Mental Illness and Coping: An Exploratory Survey." Canadian Journal of Family and Youth / Le Journal Canadien de Famille et de la Jeunesse 6, no. 1 (February 14, 2014): 115–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.29173/cjfy21486.

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The prevalence of Mental Health Concerns (MHC) among parents whose children are accessing services from a mental health outpatient center was explored, along with what helps and hinders the coping of those parents identified as having diagnosed or suspected MHC. Participants were selected based on interviews with their child’s mental health clinician who identified 71% of the selected families as having at least one parent with diagnosed or suspected MHC. Semi-structured phone interviews with 28 participants in those families were then conducted. Given the diversity and problem with language depicting mental illness, MHC was the rubric adopted for this paper as it was believed to be less of a problematic label. A qualitative research design provided a deeper understanding into the resources that parents utilize to help them cope, the challenges that make it more difficult for them to do well, and the supports they wish they had. There was a high correlation between clinician perception and participant self-report in indicating the presence of MHC. Resources revealed as helpful to parent coping included the assistance of counselling and medical professionals, community and family supports, and medication. Hindrances to parent coping included lack of finances, parenting stress, and difficulties related to MHC. Parents wished there were more services and supports available across professional and community domains. Findings may provide insight for family centered, integrative program ideas and supports that will increase family coping when both parents and children are dealing with MHC.

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Sahanapriya, G. K., P. Bijulakshmi, Gopi Rajendhiran, S. Mathumathi, Vikhram Ramasubramanian, and M. Kannan. "A Cross-Sectional Study on Internet Addiction Among Adolescent Children of Parents With Mental Illness." Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 43, no. 5 (May 3, 2021): 422–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0253717621999761.

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Background: The internet can cause adverse psychological issues in children whose parents show less competence because of their mental illness. This study aims to find the level of internet addiction among adolescents who have a parent with psychiatric illness and its relationship to the type and duration of their parent’s illness. Method: This study was conducted among 283 adolescents whose parents suffered from mental illness. They were selected from the inpatient and outpatient services of a neuropsychiatric hospital in India. Informed written consent was obtained from the parent not suffering from psychiatric illness, and a semistructured interview accommodating various factors and statements from the internet addiction test was used to find the level of internet addiction. Result: A total of 79.5% of adolescents showed scores indicative of internet addiction, with 14.5% of the participants having mild levels of addiction, 60.8% having moderate levels of addiction, and 4.2% having severe levels of addiction. There is a significant relationship between internet addiction scores and the type and duration of psychiatric illness in a parent. Conclusion: The internet addiction scores in adolescents have a significant relationship to the various types of illnesses and the duration of illness of their parents.

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Yoshioka-Maeda, Kyoko, Hitoshi Fujii, Masako Kageyama, and Soichi Takamura. "Factors of Parental Preparation of Children with Mental Illnesses for Their Independent Living after Their Own Death." Healthcare 10, no. 12 (November 24, 2022): 2360. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122360.

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Families of children with mental illnesses are often concerned about living in the community after their parents’ death. The cross-sectional study aimed to examine the association between how parents prepare adult children with mental illnesses to live independently after the death of the parent(s). The participants were 1112 members of 46 family support groups for mental illnesses in Tokyo, Japan. The age of the people with mental illness was 40s, and that of their parents was 70s. Logistic regression analysis showed that mothers’ support in daily living, no income or pension for disabled people, staying at home during free time, and parental livelihood being the same as the person with mental illness were factors that were negatively associated with the independent living of people with mental illness. In contrast, parental participation in the family group and creating a system for securing regular living expenses of the person with mental illness were positively associated with independent living. The results suggest that parents need to promote their children’s recovery and prepare them financially by forecasting their independent living after their own death.

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Dodds, Diana L., and Louise Ward. "Acknowledging the Grief Process of Parents With Children With Mental Illness." Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services 52, no. 9 (August 1, 2014): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20140818-01.

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Reupert, Andrea E., Darryl J Maybery, and Nicholas M. Kowalenko. "Children whose parents have a mental illness: prevalence, need and treatment." MJA Open 1, Suppl 1 (April 16, 2012): 7–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mjao11.11200.

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Cooper, Howard. "Children of Parents with Mental Illness 2: Personal and Clinical Perspectives." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 39, no. 5 (May 2005): 427. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2005.01597.x.

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Kaufman, Allan V. "Older Parents Who Care for Adult Children with Serious Mental Illness." Journal of Gerontological Social Work 29, no. 4 (September 17, 1998): 35–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j083v29n04_04.

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Bland, Robert. "Children of Parents with Mental Illness 2: Personal and Clinical Perspectives." Australian Social Work 58, no. 2 (June 2005): 219–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0748.2005.00209.x.

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Smith, Judith R. "Listening to Older Adult Parents of Adult Children With Mental Illness." Journal of Family Social Work 15, no. 2 (March 2012): 126–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2012.664097.

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Patrick, Pamela, Andrea Reupert, and Louise McLean. "“We Are More than Our Parents’ Mental Illness”: Narratives from Adult Children." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 5 (March 7, 2019): 839. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050839.

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Although research on children of parents with mental illness is growing, few researchers have examined the long-term impact of parental mental illness on adult children. This study explored the potential impact of growing up with a parent with a mental illness on the parenting role assumed by adult children. The qualitative study included ten participants, who were individually interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) along with member checks were utilised to derive themes from participants’ narratives. Three main themes were identified, including: ‘this is me’, ‘a whole new world’, and ‘because of you’. ‘This is me’ consisted of narratives highlighting how adult children intentionally went about parenting in ways different from their parents, and ‘a whole new world’ captured the salient identity that parenthood served for adult children. The third theme, ‘because of you’ highlighted the challenges adult children faced in their parenting roles as a result of their childhood experience living with a parent with mental illness. Participants highlighted the main challenges to be an absence of a reference point and lack of informal social supports. Recommendations for mental health practitioners and future research are presented in order to develop better ways to support adult children and their families.

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Mintz, Lois Imber, Keith H. Nuechterlein, Michael J. Goldstein, Jim Mintz, and Karen S. Snyder. "The Initial Onset of Schizophrenia and Family Expressed Emotion." British Journal of Psychiatry 154, no. 2 (February 1989): 212–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.154.2.212.

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The relationships between duration of schizophrenic illness before first hospital admission, expressed emotion in key relatives, and illness course have yielded conflicting reports. This study examined the issue from a methodological perspective in a sample of first-episode schizophrenic patients. A ‘best estimate’ of illness onset, based on a compilation of all sources, was compared with an estimate based on parental report. Parental estimates suggested that the children of high-EE parents had been ill for significantly longer, but this difference was not confirmed by the best estimate. In most cases, the ill children of high-EE parents were living at home before hospital admission and their parents' estimates of duration were quite accurate. In the few cases in which the child was living away from home, high-EE parents strikingly overestimated duration. Children of low-EE families were more likely to be living away from home, but this factor did not explain the consistent underestimates of duration made by their parents. Although duration of illness did not relate to EE, successful engagement in out-patient before in-patient treatment was more common among children from low-EE families.

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Zeighami, Reza, Fatemeh Oskouie, and Soodabeh Joolaee. "The Positive Effects of Parents Mental Illness on Their Children: A Qualitative Study." Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science 13, no. 4 (September 11, 2014): 449–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i4.12989.

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Objective: The main objective of this research is to explore the positive consequences of parents mental illness on their children. Material & methods: This study was a part of a more comprehensive study performed based on grounded theory. In this work semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 participants selected by purposeful and theoretical sampling approach. Data were analyzed using constant comparative analysis suggested by Straus and Corbin (1988) method. Results: Despite negative effects of the illness, the children have been perceived positive effects from their parents illness. These findings categorized in two category of "independence" and "considering the others needs". Conclusion: Application of these findings in care plan of patients and families, particularly their children, can offer more efficient coping with mental illness. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i4.12989 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(4) 2014 p.449-453

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Hasson-Ohayon, Ilanit, Gil Goldzweig, Adi Lavi-Rotenberg, David Roe, and Gerdina Hendrika Maria Pijnenborge. "Illness representations among parents of children and adults with serious mental disorders: A systematic review and theoretical model." European Psychiatry 58 (February 12, 2019): 27–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2019.02.001.

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AbstractObjective:Cognitive representations of an illness have an important impact on psychological outcomes. The current systematic review explored 1) the characteristics of illness representations held by parents of children and adults with serious mental illness (SMI), and 2) the associations of these representations with both parents’ and patients’ psychological outcomes.Method:PSYINFO and PUBMED were screened for eligible studies published between January 2000 and August 2018. Selection was based on PRISMA guidelines. Reference lists of these papers were checked for additional references. Two independent coders extracted all relevant data.Results:The search resulted in 31 relevant studies, which were divided, by type of methodology, into three sections: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed quantitative-qualitative. In each section, findings were divided in accordance with the two research questions.Conclusion:Parents struggle to make meaning of their child’s illness, often holding stigmatizing ideas about the illness and blaming themselves for its existence. More longitudinal studies that include both of the child’s parents, as well as interventional studies, are needed to expand our knowledge of ways to help parents construct more beneficial representations of their children’s illnesses.

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Stormont, Fiona, Tom Craig, Zerrin Atakan, Peter Loader, and Cindy Williams. "Concerns about the children of psychiatric in-patients – what the parents say." Psychiatric Bulletin 21, no. 8 (August 1997): 495–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.21.8.495.

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There is an increasing body of research literature investigating the effects of parental mental illness on children. This study investigates the views of psychiatric in-patients on consequences of their admission to hospital and their mental illness for their children. The results suggest that the parents do not readily acknowledge that their children have problems, and that interventional approaches require good liaison between adult mental health services and child-focused agencies.

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Foster, Kim. "One-third of children of parents with severe mental illness are at risk of developing severe mental illness." Evidence Based Mental Health 17, no. 3 (July 3, 2014): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/eb-2014-101807.

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Reed, Madeline, Shannon V. Reaume, and Mark A. Ferro. "Psychometric Properties of the Short Form-36 (SF-36) in Parents of Children with Mental Illness." Psych 4, no. 2 (May 12, 2022): 247–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/psych4020021.

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Given the stressful experiences of parenting children with mental illness, researchers and health professionals must ensure that the health-related quality of life of these vulnerable parents is measured with sufficient validity and reliability. This study examined the psychometric properties of the SF-36 in parents of children with mental illness. The data come from 99 parents whose children were currently receiving mental health services. The correlated two-factor structure of the SF-36 was replicated. Internal consistencies were robust (α > 0.80) for all but three subscales (General Health, Vitality, Mental Health). Inter-subscale and component correlations were strong. Correlations with parental psychopathology ranged from r = −0.32 to −0.60 for the physical component and r = −0.39 to −0.75 for the mental component. Parents with clinically relevant psychopathology had significantly worse SF-36 scores. SF-36 scores were inversely associated with the number of child diagnoses. The SF-36 showed evidence of validity and reliability as a measure of health-related quality of life in parents of children with mental illness and may be used as a potential outcome in the evaluation of family-centered approaches to care within child psychiatry. Given the relatively small sample size of this study, research should continue to examine its psychometric properties in more diverse samples of caregivers.

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Cogan, Nicola Ann. "Children Caring for Parents with Mental Illness: Perspectives of Young Carers, Parents and Professionals Children of Disabled Parents: New Thinking about Families affected by Disability and Illness." Child Family Social Work 9, no. 3 (August 2004): 313–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2004.00331_6.x.

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Hanna, Michele D., Erin Boyce, and Diane Mulligan. "When Love is Not Enough: Parenting an Adopted Child with Mental Illness." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 98, no. 3 (July 2017): 201–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2017.98.30.

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This article presents the results of a qualitative study designed to explore the experiences of adoptive parents who placed an adopted child with mental illness in a residential treatment center (RTC). Twenty-four adoptive families from across the United States who placed an adopted child in residential treatment were interviewed. The adopted children represented various types of adoption including public child welfare, domestic infant, and intercountry adoption. Parents reported feeling victimized by their child and by the very systems designed to help them, including child welfare, mental health, health care, and education. The findings reveal signs of trauma in the adoptive parents as a result of their experiences. The article concludes with recommendations from adoptive parents for adoption, mental health, and residential treatment professionals who work with adopted children and their families.

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Laroche, Catherine. "Prevention in High Risk Children of Depressed Parents." Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 31, no. 2 (March 1986): 161–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/070674378603100215.

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Opportunities for prevention of psychopathology in children and families are often overlooked in the treatment of the depressed adult patient. Research and clinical findings are reviewed which highlight the impact on children and the family of depressed parents. They range from illness serious enough to require hospitalization to cases in which depression has not yet been diagnosed. These findings are used as guidelines for the development of preventive and therapeutic interventions for all family members.

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Hisle-Gorman, Elizabeth, and Apryl Susi. "The Impact of Parental Injury on Children’s Mental Health Diagnoses and Classes of Psychotropic Medication by Child Age." Military Medicine 186, Supplement_1 (January 1, 2021): 222–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaa466.

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ABSTRACT Background Civilian and military research has linked parental illness and injury with increased overall mental health care and psychiatric medication use in children. Care for specific mental health conditions and medications by child age have not been reported. Objective We sought to quantify the effect of parental illness and injury on child mental health care and psychiatric medication use in children overall and stratified by age. Methods A self-controlled case series analyzed the impact of parental illness/injury on mental health and psychiatric medication use of military dependent children. Children were aged 2–16 years (51% male) when their parents were injured and received care in the Military Health System for 2 years before and 2 years after their parent’s illness/injury. We used International Classification of Diseases 9th edition codes to identify outpatient mental healthcare visits. Outpatient care for 14 specific mental health diagnoses was classified using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality clinical classification system. Outpatient pharmacy records identified psychiatric medication prescriptions by therapeutic class. Parental illness/injury was identified by inclusion in the Military Health System Ill, Injured, and Wounded Warrior database. Adjusted negative binomial regression analysis compared rates of outpatient visits and medication days in the 2 years following parental illness/injury to the 2 years before the parent’s illness/injury overall. Secondary analyses were stratified by age groups of 2–5 years (n = 158,620), 6–12 years (n = 239,614), and 13–16 years n = 86,768) and adjusted for parental pre-injury/illness deployment and child sex. Additional secondary analysis compared post-parental injury/illness care of children whose parents had post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury to children of parents with physical/mental health injury/illness. Results There were 485,002 children of 272,211 parents injured during the study period. After adjustment for child sex, years of pre-injury/illness parental deployment, and child age, parental illness/injury was associated with increased mental visits across all categories of care except developmental diagnoses. Post-parental injury visits for suicidal ideation, alcohol abuse, mood, and anxiety disorders were all doubled. For children aged 2–5 years at parental illness/injury, the largest increases in care were in psychotic, anxiety, attention deficit, and mood disorders. In children aged 6–12 years, the largest increases were in psychotic conditions, suicidal ideation, and personality disorders. In adolescents aged 13–16 years, the largest increases were for alcohol and substance abuse disorders, with visits increasing by 4–5 times. For children of all ages, parental injury was associated with increased use of all therapeutic classes of psychiatric medications; use of stimulant medications was increased in younger children and decreased in older children following parental injury (P < .001). Conclusion Parental illness/injury is associated with increased mental health care and days of psychiatric medication use in dependent children. Practitioners who care for families impacted by parental illness/injury should be cognizant of children’s mental health risk. Early identification and treatment of child-related mental health issues can improve family functioning and increase military family readiness.

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