Parental Psychiatric Disorder
Distressed Parents and their Families

This completely rewritten second edition is essential reading for professionals dealing with adult mental illness and child-care.

Michael Göpfert (Edited by), Jeni Webster (Edited by), Mary V. Seeman (Edited by)

9780521534970, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 13 May 2004

424 pages, 1 b/w illus. 6 tables
24.7 x 17.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.889 kg

'This book is valuable for all professions that deal with parents who suffer from mental disorders. … this book covers a wide range of relevant topics compiled from a multidisciplinary team of 32 authors and publishers from various countries.' Journal of Psychosomatic Research

'A unique and innovative approach to family issues in psychiatric disorders. The authors tackle a broad range of complex issues that are rarely covered in the depth or with the expertise that this volume brings. This book is a major contribution to the field and provides the kind of international perspective that enhances our understanding of the complex dimensions of psychiatric disorders from a multigenerational and cross-cultural perspective.' From a review of the first edition by Carol Nadelson, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. It is indisputable that mental illness in a parent has serious and often adverse effects on the child, something which is surprisingly unreflected in clinical service provision. In this completely rewritten second edition, an international, multidisciplinary team of professionals review the most up-to-date treatment interventions from a practical, clinical point of view. It is essential reading for all professionals dealing with adult mental illness and child-care.

Foreword Graham Thornicroft
Part I. Basic Issues: 1. What we want from adult psychiatrists and their colleagues: 'telling it like it is' Sandra Bilsborrow
2. Parenthood and mental illness Mary V. Seeman and Michael Göpfert
3. Parental psychiatric disorder and the developing child Alyson Hall
4. Parental psychiatric disorder and the attachment relationship Jonathan Hill
5. The construction of parenting and its context Michael Göpfert, Jeni Webster and Julia Nelki
Part II. Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment: 6. 'The same as they treat everybody else' Vicki Cowling
7. Assessment Michael Göpfert, Jeni Webster and Julia Nelki
8. Clinical assessment and treatment of parenting problems in mothers with major psychiatric disorders Theresa Jacobsen
9. Perinatal mental illness: clinical and service issues Gertrude Seneviratne and Sue Conroy
10. Assessment and treatment issues when parents have personality disorders Eia Asen and Heiner Schuff
Part III. Specific Disorders: the Impact on Parent–Child Relationships: 11. Schizophrenia and motherhood Mary V. Seeman
12. When a parent suffers from an affective disorder: effect on the child Christine Puckering
13. Alcohol and drug problems in parents: an overview of the impact on children and implications for practice Richard Velleman
14. When mothers use drugs Sydney L. Hans
15. Personality disorders in parents: developmental perspectives, formulation and intervention Gwen Adshead, Adrian Falkov and Michael Göpfert
Part IV. Specific Treatments and Service Needs: 16. Psychopharmacology and motherhood Mary V. Seeman and Neil Seeman
17. Social work issues David Clodman
18. Legal issues Colby C. Brunt
19. Legal frameworks and issues – some international comparisons Amy Weir
Part V. Child-Sensitive Therapeutic Interventions: 20. The child grown up Denise Roberts
21. Talking with children and their understanding of mental illness Alan Cooklin
22. Family therapy when a parent suffers from a psychiatric disorder Alan Cooklin and Gorell Barnes
Part VI. Models for Collaborative Services and Staff Training: 23. Keeping the family in mind: setting a local agenda for change Clare Mahoney
24. Are our services for families with a mentally ill parent adequate? Duncan McLean, Jennifer Hearle and John McGrath
25. Models of service provision in three countries Vicky Cowling et al.
26. Overcoming obstacles to interagency support: learning from Europe Karen Blaistow and Rachael Hetherington
27. Training Adrian Falkov
Afterword John Cox
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH]