scholarly journals Needs, expectations and consequences for children growing up in a family where the parent has a mental illness

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Tabak ◽  
Lidia Zabłocka-Żytka ◽  
Peter Ryan ◽  
Stefano Zanone Poma ◽  
Katja Joronen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Growing Up

Historians and Ethics: Finding Anne Moody

2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 487-497
Author(s):  
Françoise N. Hamlin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Coming Of Age ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Mass Movement ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Professional Integrity ◽  
Anne Moody

Abstract Anne Moody is best known for her 1968 autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi, which documented her first twenty-two years growing up in the Magnolia State, and her activism as part of the mass movement for civil rights before she fled the South. While the book was an instant success, assigned for decades in schools, colleges, and universities, we know little about Moody’s life thereafter. This essay tackles some of that history, and delves into the ethics of finding someone who did not want to be found and left nothing for researchers—yet a few legally obtained boxes containing sensitive personal information that highlighted trauma and mental illness became available for a couple of years in a university archive. The essay discusses some of the ethical issues historians must navigate as they follow research leads, and implicitly underscores the importance of personal and professional integrity in the method and product historians utilize and create.

scholarly journals Lifespan risks of growing up in a family with mental illness or substance abuse

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Clemens ◽  
Oliver Berthold ◽  
Andreas Witt ◽  
Cedric Sachser ◽  
Elmar Brähler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Growing Up

Abstract Growing up in a family with one member being affected by mental health problems or substance abuse is an adverse childhood experience which can lead to socioeconomic and health-related impairments in later life. Furthermore, the risk of child maltreatment is increased in affected families, which often adds to the individual risk factors. However, the interdependence between the particular risk factors is not well understood. To examine the correlation between mental health problems or substance abuse and child maltreatment within families and long term consequences for affected children, a cross sectional population representative survey in Germany (N = 2,531) has been conducted. The risk of child maltreatment was 5 to 5.6 times higher if mental illness and 4.9 to 6.9 times higher if substance abuse of a family member was reported. Furthermore, the risk of health problems, including obesity, decreased life satisfaction, lower income, low educational achievement, unemployment and living without a partner was increased if participants grew up in a family affected by mental health problems or substance abuse. All associations were mediated significantly by child maltreatment. These results point towards an urgent need for greater awareness for child protection issues in families affected by mental health problems or substance abuse.

scholarly journals “We Are More than Our Parents’ Mental Illness”: Narratives from Adult Children

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Patrick ◽  
Andrea Reupert ◽  
Louise McLean
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
New World ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Parental Mental Illness ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Member Checks

Although research on children of parents with mental illness is growing, few researchers have examined the long-term impact of parental mental illness on adult children. This study explored the potential impact of growing up with a parent with a mental illness on the parenting role assumed by adult children. The qualitative study included ten participants, who were individually interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) along with member checks were utilised to derive themes from participants’ narratives. Three main themes were identified, including: ‘this is me’, ‘a whole new world’, and ‘because of you’. ‘This is me’ consisted of narratives highlighting how adult children intentionally went about parenting in ways different from their parents, and ‘a whole new world’ captured the salient identity that parenthood served for adult children. The third theme, ‘because of you’ highlighted the challenges adult children faced in their parenting roles as a result of their childhood experience living with a parent with mental illness. Participants highlighted the main challenges to be an absence of a reference point and lack of informal social supports. Recommendations for mental health practitioners and future research are presented in order to develop better ways to support adult children and their families.

Remarkable lives: Zoe Riley in conversation with Jerome Carson

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Riley ◽  
Jerome Carson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Zoe Riley. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study approach, Zoe provides an account of her background and is then interviewed by Jerome. Findings Zoe’s account reveals a remarkable resilience developed through adversity but nurtured by the love of her grandparents. Research limitations/implications Mental illness surrounded Zoe when she was growing up. Her own mother experienced years of distress. Her grandfather effectively was her father. Despite the childhood adversity and her own teenage problems, she came through it all. These are the stories you read about in textbooks. Practical implications Zoe reminds us that people in distress want to find connection. They do not want us sitting there writing notes and not even looking at them! Social implications The authors talk about “wounded healers”. Dr Glenn Roberts said that his own bouts of depression made it easier for him to sit with people in similar turmoil. The value of peer support has been underrated by many. Originality/value It is of course a truism to say that everyone’s journey of recovery is unique. The author knows Zoe has already touched the lives of many people. The author is sure she has so much more to contribute.

Fool’s Gold: Psychologists Using Disingenuous Reasoning to Mislead Legislatures into Granting Psychologists Prescriptive Authority

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 489-524
Author(s):  
Brent Pollitt
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychotropic Medications ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Prescriptive Authority

Mental illness is a serious problem in the United States. Based on “current epidemiological estimates, at least one in five people has a diagnosable mental disorder during the course of a year.” Fortunately, many of these disorders respond positively to psychotropic medications. While psychiatrists write some of the prescriptions for psychotropic medications, primary care physicians write more of them. State legislatures, seeking to expand patient access to pharmacological treatment, granted physician assistants and nurse practitioners prescriptive authority for psychotropic medications. Over the past decade other groups have gained some form of prescriptive authority. Currently, psychologists comprise the primary group seeking prescriptive authority for psychotropic medications.The American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy (“ASAP”), a division of the American Psychological Association (“APA”), spearheads the drive for psychologists to gain prescriptive authority. The American Psychological Association offers five main reasons why legislatures should grant psychologists this privilege: 1) psychologists’ education and clinical training better qualify them to diagnose and treat mental illness in comparison with primary care physicians; 2) the Department of Defense Psychopharmacology Demonstration Project (“PDP”) demonstrated non-physician psychologists can prescribe psychotropic medications safely; 3) the recommended post-doctoral training requirements adequately prepare psychologists to prescribe safely psychotropic medications; 4) this privilege will increase availability of mental healthcare services, especially in rural areas; and 5) this privilege will result in an overall reduction in medical expenses, because patients will visit only one healthcare provider instead of two–one for psychotherapy and one for medication.

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