Family interventions

Families play an important role in supporting young people with mental illness. With changes to clinical services in recent decades including an increased emphasis on outpatient rather than inpatient treatment, families are often expected to monitor a young person's mental state for warning sig...

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Published inYouth Mental Health pp. 224 - 236
Main Author McNab, Catharine
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2021
Edition1
Subjects
Family Interventions
AOD Treatment
Youth Mental Health Care
Mental Illness
Psycho Pathology
Adolescent Mental Illness
Non-suicidal Self-injury
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Young Person's Difficulties
Early Onset Disorder
E-mental Health
Physiological Stress Reactivity
Light Therapy
High EE
EE Measure
Young Men
Recent Onset Psychosis
General Community Settings
EOI
UHR
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Summary:Families play an important role in supporting young people with mental illness. With changes to clinical services in recent decades including an increased emphasis on outpatient rather than inpatient treatment, families are often expected to monitor a young person's mental state for warning signs of relapse and are key bearers of responsibility in accessing services at these times. It is not surprising that families often experience stress when a young person becomes ill, and there are often complex relationships between parental behaviour and an adolescent's mental health. This chapter reviews relationships between family experiences and patient outcomes, the experiences of families of young people with early-onset mental illness, the evidence base for family interventions targeted at these families, and implications for what interventions should include.
ISBN:0367250640
0367250616
9780367250614
9780367250645
DOI:10.4324/9780429285806-18