Two The effects of mental illness on parents and relationships with their children
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Jo Aldridge
Abstract
This chapter presents the perspective of parents who are living with mental health issues. It examines further the caring and filial relationships parents share with their children when parents have mental health problems and children are providing care. It also aims to understand the factors that can cause and perpetuate mental illness and thereby create impediments to effective parenting from the point of view of the parents themselves who face these obstructions on a daily basis. These factors include: genetic susceptibility to mental illness; expeditious factors such as bereavement, divorce, parental separation, and parent relationship problems; factors that are of an enduring nature such ongoing housing or financial problems, lack of effective support inputs, and chronicity of other health problems.
Abstract
This chapter presents the perspective of parents who are living with mental health issues. It examines further the caring and filial relationships parents share with their children when parents have mental health problems and children are providing care. It also aims to understand the factors that can cause and perpetuate mental illness and thereby create impediments to effective parenting from the point of view of the parents themselves who face these obstructions on a daily basis. These factors include: genetic susceptibility to mental illness; expeditious factors such as bereavement, divorce, parental separation, and parent relationship problems; factors that are of an enduring nature such ongoing housing or financial problems, lack of effective support inputs, and chronicity of other health problems.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures viii
- Preface x
- Introduction xii
- Parental mental illness and young caring: research and prevalence 1
- The effects of mental illness on parents and relationships with their children 27
- Children’s experiences of caring for parents with severe and enduring mental illness 65
- The role and responsibilities of professionals: services and support for young carers and parents with mental illness 97
- Towards a systemic approach: ways forward and conclusions 137
- Bibliography 153
- Identifying parents with mental ill health and young carers in research procedures: a methodological discussion 165
- Young carers and parents with severe mental illness: a chronology and guide to relevant law and policy 175
- Index 199
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures viii
- Preface x
- Introduction xii
- Parental mental illness and young caring: research and prevalence 1
- The effects of mental illness on parents and relationships with their children 27
- Children’s experiences of caring for parents with severe and enduring mental illness 65
- The role and responsibilities of professionals: services and support for young carers and parents with mental illness 97
- Towards a systemic approach: ways forward and conclusions 137
- Bibliography 153
- Identifying parents with mental ill health and young carers in research procedures: a methodological discussion 165
- Young carers and parents with severe mental illness: a chronology and guide to relevant law and policy 175
- Index 199
