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01-07-2021 | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Review

Prevalence of mental illness among parents of children receiving treatment within child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS): a scoping review

Authors: Timothy C. H. Campbell, Andrea Reupert, Keith Sutton, Soumya Basu, Gavin Davidson, Christel M. Middeldorp, Michael Naughton, Darryl Maybery

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 7/2021

Abstract

People affected by mental illness often come from families with patterns of mental illness that span across generations. Hence, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) likely provide treatment to many children with parents who also experience mental illness. The aim of this scoping review was to: (1) identify the prevalence of mental illness among parents of children in CAMHS; (2) identify and appraise the methodologies that have been implemented to assess the prevalence of parental mental illness in CAMHS; (3) identify additional circumstances associated with families where both parent and child experience mental illness; and (4) present recommendations that have been made for CAMHS practice based on these findings. English language, peer-reviewed studies (2010–2018) that had investigated the mental health of parents in CAMHS were included in the review. Literature searching yielded 18 studies which were found to have utilised diverse methodologies to assess parental mental health. Overall, reported prevalence of parental mental illness ranged from 16 to 79%; however, a single study that was deemed to be comprehensive reported prevalence rates of 36% for mothers and 33% for fathers. Across studies, parent and child mental illness was found to be associated with additional adversities impacting family functioning and wellbeing. For children who receive treatment for mental illness, having a parent who also experiences mental illness is a frequent family circumstance that has implications for their prospects for recovery. Accordingly, the mental health of parents should be an important consideration within the mental health care CAMHS provide to children.

Parties interested in accessing the protocol for the review, which was developed by the primary research team in the study, can do so via contacting the corresponding author.

It was recognised that included among studies identified in the literature review were some that members of the research team were authors on. The lead researcher coordinated the allocation of studies to ensure that, in all stages of the review, members of the research team were not allocated their own authored works to review.

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Title: Prevalence of mental illness among parents of children receiving treatment within child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS): a scoping review
Authors: Timothy C. H. Campbell
Andrea Reupert
Keith Sutton
Soumya Basu
Gavin Davidson
Christel M. Middeldorp
Michael Naughton
Darryl Maybery
Publication date: 01-07-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 7/2021
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01502-x

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