The effect of maternal psychotic illness on a child.
We report the case of an 11-year-old girl who had been living with only her mother, a woman with chronic schizophrenia. The girl had been caught shoplifting with her mother, and had a long history of non-attendance at school. The case emphasises that adult psychiatrists should always consider the impact of chronic parental psychiatric disorder on children, particularly in one-parent families.
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009863:Only Child; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012847:Single Person; D013332:Student Dropouts; D013800:Theft