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| Title |
Children of mentally ill parents—a pilot study of a group intervention program
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01494 |
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| Authors |
Hanna Christiansen, Jana Anding, Bastian Schrott, Bernd Röhrle |
| Abstract |
The transgenerational transmission of mental disorders is one of the most prominent risk factors for the development of psychological disorders. Children of mentally ill parents are a vulnerable high risk group with overall impaired development and high rates of psychological disorders. To date there are only a few evidence based intervention programs for this group overall and hardly any in Germany. We translated the evidence based Family Talk Intervention by Beardslee (2009) and adapted it for groups. First results of this pilot study are presented. This investigation evaluates a preventive group intervention for children of mentally ill parents. In a quasi-experimental design three groups are compared: an intervention group (Family Talk Intervention group: n = 28), a Wait Control group (n = 9), and a control group of healthy children (n = 40). Mean age of children was 10.41 years and parental disorders were mostly depressive/affective disorders (n = 30), but a small number also presented with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (n = 7). Children of mentally ill parents showed higher rates of internalizing/externalizing disorders before and after the intervention compared to children of parents with no disorders. Post intervention children's knowledge on mental disorders was significantly enhanced in the Family Talk Intervention group compared to the Wait Control group and the healthy control group. Parental ratings of externalizing symptoms in the children were reduced to normal levels after the intervention in the Family Talk Intervention group, but not in the Wait Control group. This pilot study of a group intervention for children of mentally ill parents highlights the importance of psycho-education on parental mental disorders for children. Long-term effects of children's enhanced knowledge about parental psychopathology need to be explored in future studies. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 133 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 13% |
| Researcher | 17 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 8% |
| Unknown | 25 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 73 | 54% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 2% |
| Philosophy | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 8 | 6% |
| Unknown | 30 | 22% |
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