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Initiating communication about parental mental illness in families: An issue of confidence and security

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  • Heljä Pihkala
  • Mikael Sandlund
  • Anita Cederström

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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.

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  • Heljä Pihkala & Mikael Sandlund & Anita Cederström, 2012. "Initiating communication about parental mental illness in families: An issue of confidence and security," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 58(3), pages 258-265, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:58:y:2012:i:3:p:258-265
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764010392088
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