Background: Children of parents with mental illness (COPMI) are a high-risk group. There is
a strong association between parents' psychiatric disorders and the incidence of …

Psychiatric nurses' practice with parents who have mental illness, their children and families
is an important issue internationally. This study provides a comparison of Irish and …

Objective A multiple case-study in which each case was evaluated by adult and child mental
health professionals who used an integrated family approach in their treatments. In this …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Children of parent with severe mental
illness are often carrying a caring burden; they keep the illness in the family, are …

Introduction Family‐focused practice has become an emerging paradigm in mental health
services. However, little is known about family‐focused practice and associated factors in …

Background Children of parents with a mental disorder and/or addiction (COPMI) are at
increased risk of developing a mental disorder. In spite of preventive interventions that can …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Families act not only as the primary
support for people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia but also as partners in the healthcare …

Background While governments are urging adult mental health services to support
consumers in the context of their family, there is little information about what family focused …

The research evidence for early childhood intervention practices performance checklists is
described. Performance checklists include lists of the tasks or steps required to complete a …

The shift towards a family-focused approach to practice has been highly endorsed across
child and adult mental health services, with increasing policy development and a growing …