title: Children in Beardslee's family intervention: relieved by understanding of parental mental illness.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Beardslee's family intervention (FI), which is a family-based preventive method for children of mentally ill parents, has been implemented on a national level in Sweden.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen children and parents from nine families were interviewed about how the FI was for the children. Data were analysed by qualitative content analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A central finding was children's sense of relief and release from worry because of more knowledge and openness about the parent's illness in the family.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicating relief for the children are encouraging.
authors: Skellefteå Hospital, Psychiatric Clinic, Skellefteå, Sweden. helja.p@hotmail.com
authors: Heljä
authors: H
authors: Pihkala
authors: Mikael
authors: M
authors: Sandlund
authors: Anita
authors: A
authors: Cederström
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003142:Communication; D030881:Disclosure; D005190:Family; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012752:Shame; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden