title: Talking with children about mental illness in the family.
abstract: Children may experience extreme stress when a family member becomes mentally ill. Talking with them about mental illness and eliciting their feelings can help them adapt to stress and may in some cases prevent permanent emotional disturbance.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression; D004644:Emotions; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012801:Sibling Relations; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric