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Disruption of children's lives by maternal psychiatric admission

Part of: Maternal Mental Health Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Valerie Hawes  and
David Cottrell
Valerie Hawes*
Affiliation:
Forensic Psychiatry Service, Box 175, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ
David Cottrell
Affiliation:
Academic Unit of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Aims and method

The aim of the study was to investigate changes in child care arrangements after admission of mothers to acute psychiatric wards. Data were collected by interview where possible and from case notes.

Results

Twelve out of 63 children of mothers interviewed had to move house. Chronicity of psychiatric disorder was evident in half the mothers.

Clinical implications

Children's lives are affected by maternal psychiatric admission with the likelihood of repeated disruption where psychiatric disorder is chronic.

Type
Original papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , March 1999 , pp. 153 - 156
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Copyright
Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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