TY - JOUR
T1 - Children whose parents have a mental illness: prevalence, need and treatment
AU - Reupert, Andrea
AU - Maybery, Darryl
AU - Kowalenko, Nicholas
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Up to one in five young people live in families with a parent who has a mental illness. There are various genetic, individual, family and environmental risk factors for children living in these families. Outcomes for children vary according to factors related to a parent's mental illness as well as certain environmental protective and risk factors, related to the family, social support and community. Health care workers need to acknowledge their patients' parenting roles and responsibilities and the needs of other family members, especially children.
AB - Up to one in five young people live in families with a parent who has a mental illness. There are various genetic, individual, family and environmental risk factors for children living in these families. Outcomes for children vary according to factors related to a parent's mental illness as well as certain environmental protective and risk factors, related to the family, social support and community. Health care workers need to acknowledge their patients' parenting roles and responsibilities and the needs of other family members, especially children.
UR - https://www.mja.com.au/open/2012/1/1/children-whose-parents-have-mental-illness-prevalence-need-and-treatment
U2 - 10.5694/mjao11.11200
DO - 10.5694/mjao11.11200
M3 - Article
C2 - 25369850
VL - 1
SP - 7
EP - 9
JO - Medical Journal of Australia
JF - Medical Journal of Australia
SN - 0025-729X
IS - 1
ER -