title: Children of parents with mental illness. I: An overview from a nursing perspective.
abstract: This paper explores the psychosocial consequences of parental mental illness for child mental health and the implications for mental health nursing. The literature on risk and vulnerability to psychosocial disorder, resilience, child protection, disorder prevention and epidemiological data are reviewed. Based upon a health promotion approach, a model for mental health nursing advocacy for families of adult consumers is proposed as an effective means of preventing disorder in subsequent generations.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Division, Wentworth Area Health Service, New South Wales, Australia. jancope@hutch.com.au
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Devlin
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors