Parental habilities for parents with mental disorders: a necessary prevention

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2014-03-03

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Romero Escobar, H., Martín Moreno, E., & Calvo Fernández, A. (2014). Parental habilities for parents with mental disorders: a necessary prevention. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 31(1), 22–27. Retrieved from https://aepnya.eu/index.php/revistaaepnya/article/view/193

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Section

Orginial article

Authors

  • H. Romero Escobar Hospital General Universitario de Alicante
  • E. Martín Moreno Hospital General Universitario de Alicante
  • A. Calvo Fernández Hospital General Universitario de Alicante

Keywords:

Parents, mental disorder, psychopathology, prevention

Abstract

Although the general health recommendations indicate the importance of prioritizing the development of prevention programs, in mental health services we tend to focus the attention only on care. In child mental health units, as we intervene on children, we could think that the preventive task is being performed for these future adults.

The presence of psychopathology in one or both parents may compromise the mental health of children from exposure to maladaptive patterns of parenting and bonding problems.

Some countries are already investing resources to support and improve parenting skills for patients with a mental disorder as a protective and preventive action for these children at risk.

In this paper we discuss the importance of healthy parenting and the establishment of a secure attachment for the development of a proper mental health. It describes initiatives taken in order to prevent disturbances in children whose parents have a mental disorder.

And after this analysis, aware of the importance of preventive actions in this field, from our Children’s Mental Health Unit, we propose to work with groups of parents from Adult Mental Health and Addictive Behaviour Units to strengthen attachment and improve parenting skills.

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Author Biographies

H. Romero Escobar, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante

Unidad de salud mental Infantil y Juvenil. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante

Correspondencia:
Helena Romero Escobar
Avda. de Alicante s/n. 03690. San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante).
aljudit@gmail.com

E. Martín Moreno, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante

Unidad de salud mental Infantil y Juvenil. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante

A. Calvo Fernández, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante

Unidad de salud mental Infantil y Juvenil. Hospital General Universitario de Alicante

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