BACKGROUND: Beardslee's family intervention (FI) is a family-based intervention to prevent psychiatric problems for children of mentally ill parents. The parents' experiences are of importance in family-based interventions. METHOD: Twenty five parents were interviewed about their experiences of FI. Data were analysed by qualitative methods. DISCUSSION: Confidence and security in the professionals and in FI as a method were prerequisites for initiating communication about the parents' mental illness with the children. CONCLUSIONS: FI provides a solid base for an alliance with the parents and might be a practicable method when parenthood and children are discussed with psychiatric patients.
BACKGROUND: Beardslee's family intervention (FI) is a family-based intervention to prevent psychiatric problems for children of mentally ill parents. The parents' experiences are of importance in family-based interventions. METHOD: Twenty five parents were interviewed about their experiences of FI. Data were analysed by qualitative methods. DISCUSSION: Confidence and security in the professionals and in FI as a method were prerequisites for initiating communication about the parents' mental illness with the children. CONCLUSIONS: FI provides a solid base for an alliance with the parents and might be a practicable method when parenthood and children are discussed with psychiatricpatients.
Authors: Giulia Spada; S Molteni; C Pistone; M Chiappedi; P McGuire; P Fusar-Poli; U Balottin Journal: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry Date: 2015-04-30 Impact factor: 4.785
Authors: Silvia Krumm; Carmen Checchia; Gisela Badura-Lotter; Reinhold Kilian; Thomas Becker Journal: BMC Med Ethics Date: 2014-03-02 Impact factor: 2.652