Buch, Englisch, 382 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
Distressed Parents and their Families
Buch, Englisch, 382 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-45892-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Perhaps as many as 50 in every 100 mentally ill patients are parents living with their children. It is well established that mental illness in a parent seriously and often adversely affects their children's development, though strangely this is not adequately reflected in clinical service provision. It is hoped that, through the experiences and studies described, this volume will provide an impetus to redress this deficit. This innovative book covers hitherto uncharted territory. By drawing together clinical experience from a wide range of centres, it effectively addresses the needs of mentally ill parents and their children; helping to bridge the current gap between adult and children's services and foster a family oriented perspective. The wide range of editorial experience from both social work and psychiatry at research and clinical levels are vital attributes in providing depth and breadth to this multidisciplinary volume. Enlivened by case vignettes, the coverage ranges from medical and general psychological and psychiatric issues through to intervention strategies and clinical service provision. It will be sure to interest all professionals dealing with adult mental illness and child care issues.
Weitere Infos & Material
Part I. General Issues: 1. General adult psychiatrists and their patients' children; 2. Parental psychiatric disorder and the attachment relationship; 3. Parental psychiatric disorder and the developing child; 4. Parental psychiatric disorder and the family system; Part II. Medical and Psychiatric Issues: 5. Postnatal mental illness; 6.The use of drug therapy during pregnancy and lactation; 7. The drug-addicted mother: pregnancy and lactation; Part III. Intervention Strategies: 8. Helpers, helplessness and self help; 9. Interventions with families at risk; 10. The disturbed parent and the disturbed family; 11. Community support networks in education and care settings; 12. An intervention program for psychotic mothers and their young children; 13. Newpin - a creative mental health service for parents and children; 14. The parent as unidentified patient; Part IV. Parenting and Specific Psychiatric Disorders and Difficulties: 15. The child grown up; 16. The mother with schizophrenia; 17. Parental affective disorder and childhood disturbance; 18. Personality disorder and parenting; 19. Alcohol and drug problems in parents; 20. Enhancing the parenting skills of people with a learning disability; 21. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia and other eating disorders; 22. The intergenerational story of psychosomatic disorders; Part V. Service Issues: 23. Mark, Jessica and John; 24. The assessment and prediction of parenting capacity - a community-oriented approach; 25. Legal issues; 26. Some social work dilemmas and solutions; 27. Health economics and family policy: Whose interest is it to provide a family oriented service; 28. Afterword.
