Fathers with severe mental illness: characteristics and comparisons.
Among patients with severe mental illness attending a large, urban, outpatient mental health clinic, fathers are described and compared with nonfathers and with mothers on demographic, clinical, and child-related characteristics, and on resources and service needs. While fathers and nonfathers with mental illness differed significantly on most variables, fathers and mothers with mental illness were remarkably similar except on child-related characteristics. Issues regarding fathers' experiences and service needs are discussed.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA. Joanne.Nicholson@banyan.ummed.edu
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005192:Family Health; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012938:Social Perception