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Mentally ill mothers of young children. Analysis of in-patient chart reviews.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2769584     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
When a mother is hospitalized for psychiatric treatment, nurses are presented with an opportunity to assess parenting disorders and identify early parent-child disturbances. The purpose of this article is to discuss the parenting issues recorded in 21 charts of hospitalized, mentally ill mothers who had a child less than 6 years old. Based on this chart review, three themes related to parenting young children emerged: (1) how psychiatric symptoms affected the mother's ability to parent her children; (2) the difficulty the mother had finding the energy to care for her children; and (3) the mother's need to be with her children in spite of her difficulty caring for them. None of the charts contained assessments of the quality of the mother-child relationship or the mother's ability to resume her maternal role following discharge. The implications of these findings for nursing practice, education and research are discussed.
Authors:
D Gross; D Semprevivo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric and mental health nursing     Volume:  2     ISSN:  0897-9685     ISO Abbreviation:  J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs     Publication Date:    1989 Jul-Sep
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-10-12     Completed Date:  1989-10-12     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8812165     Medline TA:  J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  105-9     Citation Subset:  N    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Child Rearing
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Mental Disorders / nursing*
Mother-Child Relations*

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