title: [Mentally Ill Parents in Psychiatric Hospitals].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Offsprings of psychiatric patients are burdened and they are at risk of developing a mental disorder themselves.
  
  
  METHODS
  All admissions in a psychiatric hospital within a period of 6 months were screened for parenthood of underaged children. They were given standardized questionnaires for child behavior (SDQ), parenting behavior and subjective need for help in parenting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  21.5 % (N = 439) of the patients had underaged children, 194 patients participated in the study. They considered their children as having more psychological/behavioral problems than a control group (N = 97). Patients with personality or affective disorders and patients with a high level of psychiatric comorbidity rated their children most problematic. Although patients did not differ from controls in the evaluation of their parenting style, they expressed a higher need for help in parenting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parenting and education issues need to be considered in the treatment of mentally ill patients. Effective support could be a relief for families and help to prevent mental disorders in offsprings.
authors.affiliation: LVR-Klinik Köln, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: Ilka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Markwort
authors.affiliation: LVR-Klinik Köln, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmitz-Buhl
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Psychologie der Philipps-Universität Marburg.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.affiliation: LVR-Klinik Köln, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: Euphrosyne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gouzoulis-Mayfrank
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D010290:Parents