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Concerns about the children of psychiatric in-patients – what the parents say

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Fiona Stormont ,
Tom Craig ,
Zerrin Atakan ,
Peter Loader  and
Cindy Williams
Fiona Stormont
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, United Medical and Dental School Guy's Hospital London SE1 9RT
Tom Craig
Affiliation:
UMDS Division of Psychiatry, St Thomas's Hospital London
Zerrin Atakan
Affiliation:
Lambeth Healthcare Trust, South Western Hospital Stockwell London
Peter Loader*
Affiliation:
UMDS and Lambeth Healthcare Trust, 35 Black Prince Road, Kennington, London SE11 6JJ
Cindy Williams
Affiliation:
Lambeth Healthcare Trust, London
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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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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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 8 , August 1997 , pp. 495 - 497
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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