In support of sibling inclusion: a literature review.
The responses of siblings to a childhood mental illness have been conceptualized in different ways. When siblings have not been ignored, they have been viewed most frequently as an influence upon the illness or as subject to the same dynamics that were believed to have caused the mental illness. As conceptualizations of the causes of mental illness have changed, the literature on siblings has changed to focus on the impact of the illness on the sibling. How siblings and sibling relationships are conceptualized has important implications for clinical research and practice. More research is needed to understand the sibling experience in childhood mental illness. Clinicians can do more for the family if all of the family dynamics and responses to the illness are explored.
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D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012801:Sibling Relations