Assessing the capacity of parents with mental illness
Parents with mental illness and risk
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9974419 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melanie Boursnell (Health Education and Training Institute, New South Wales, Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 92-108 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872812445197 |
| OpenAlex | W2101830085 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 62 |
This article presents findings from an empirical study of 23 parents with mental illness in New South Wales, Australia. Discussion focuses on the prevailing risk discourse associated with parental mental illness which suggests a limited capacity to parent. Risk assessment practice creates expectations about parenting ability, often utilizing rigid, inflexible and predetermined categorical information. This approach limits social work practice. The discussion presents an insight into how parents manage mental illness and how they manage risk. The narratives of the parents encourage social workers to increase their skills in family-focused working practices to enhance engagement with these families
Categorical variable · Developmental psychology · Mental capacity · Mental health · Mental illness · Narrative · Psychiatry · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Support in Illness · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology · Social Work
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Parents with Mental Illness
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Parenting among mothers with a serious mental illness
Fathers with severe mental illness
Risk society
Qualitative Data Analysis for Health Services Research
Children's Perceptions of Living With a Parent With a Mental Illness
Recasting research into children's experiences of parental mental illness
Listen to my madness
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2018 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |