title: Preventive intervention with children of hospitalized psychiatric patients.
abstract: Indications for preventive intervention with children of hospitalized psychiatric patients are discussed and the clinical findings of a pilot study are presented. Reactive disorders are examined and two profiles of vulnerability proposed. Findings underscore the need to integrate preventive intervention with these children into routine hospital practice.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002667:Child Reactive Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005196:Family Therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012306:Risk