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  • 24 - Are services for families with a mentally ill parent adequate?

  • from Part VI - Models for collaborative services and staff training
  • Edited by Michael Göpfert, Webb House Democratic Therapeutic Community, Crewe, Jeni Webster, 5 Boroughs Partnership, Warrington, Mary V. Seeman, University of Toronto
  • Book:
    Parental Psychiatric Disorder
    Published online:
    09 August 2009
    Print publication:
    13 May 2004, pp 333-344

  • Summary

    People with mental illness have the same aspirations for parenthood and face the same challenges associated with this role as do other community members. This chapter provides a brief overview of the literature about the needs of parents with a psychotic disorder. A case example is used to illustrate some of the practical issues in delivering services to the families. Based on two recent surveys undertaken by the authors, the chapter summarizes the findings regarding the needs of parents with psychotic disorders, from the perspective of both the consumer and of the service provider. Finally, it addresses the challenge of closing the gap between optimal and current services. A recent national survey of psychosis in Australia interviewed a representative sample of individuals with psychotic disorders. Of the 980 interviewed, 33.1% were parents, and based on the total group, 8.1% had dependent children.