title: [Prevention groups for school-age children of mentally ill parents ("Auryn Groups")].
abstract: Children of psychiatrically ill parents have a high risk themselves to develop a psychiatric illness in adulthood. Prevention aims at strengthening the resilience of these children and reducing psychosocial risk factors. This article found and describes a theoretical concept of prevention groups for children in schoolage (7-16 years) whose parents are psychiatrically ill. First practical experiences are depicted. The Hamburgian model of prevention works with closed and temporary limited groups of children as well as with the parents. It is based on supporting the children's existing coping strategies and the children are encouraged to exchange their individual experiences of the relationships within their families. One conclusion was, that the main thematic emphasis varied considerably depending on the age of the children.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Abteilung für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dierks
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010553:Personality Development; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Präventionsgruppen für Kinder psychisch kranker Eltern im Schulalter ("Auryngruppen").