Obstetrics and the family: Identification of mothers at risk for parenting failure, and methods of support

1981 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila M. Monaghan ◽  
Patricia M. Buckfield
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
The Family

Family psychoeducation after a suicide attempt

2021 ◽  
pp. 521-528
Author(s):  
Karolina Krysinska ◽  
Karl Andriessen
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
Family Psychoeducation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Suicidal Person ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Psychoeducational Interventions

Family can play an important role in supporting a person at-risk of suicide, as well as through treatment and recovery after a suicide attempt. This text provides an overview of the impact a suicide attempt can have on the family and the needs of family carers. Examples of psychosocial interventions for people, mostly adolescents, who have made a suicide attempt and their families are presented along with psychoeducational materials developed for family carers, whose emotional proximity may hinder and/or facilitate engagement with the suicidal person. Although several interventions are promising, further research into the effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions and family involvement after a suicide attempt is warranted.

Genetic counselling: a new diagnosis in the family

2020 ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
Oliver Quarrell
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Genetic Counselling ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Genetic Tests ◽  
The Family ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
New Diagnosis

This chapter describes the process of genetic counselling in general but with an emphasis on Huntington’s disease. The chapter discusses issues for a new diagnosis in the family and describes the challenges of telling children that they are at risk. Medical doctors often lead genetic counselling teams as they are specially trained to give information about genetic disorders and explain the implications of genetic tests. The doctor or counsellor has to understand your particular circumstances and support you in a way that allows you to make your own decisions. A diagnosis of HD has implications for you and all your close relatives.

The Male : Female Ratio Among the Siblings of Delinquents

1975 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. V. G. Clarke ◽  
P. Softley
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
The Family ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Male Activity

Those interested in the family backgrounds of delinquents have paid a good deal of attention to family size and position in family (see Mannheim, 1965, for a review), but little to the ratio of brothers to sisters. This is surprising, since it can be argued that boys who come from families with a preponderance of brothers may be particularly at risk of delinquency; for example, their parents might find it difficult to control them; they might be more likely to play out on the streets and thus have greater opportunities for delinquency; and, since delinquency is a predominantly male activity, they might have a greater chance of being set a bad example through the behaviour of their brothers.

Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy–Child With Youth Who Have a Parent Diagnosed With Bipolar I Disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-74
Author(s):  
Kaitlyn Bruns ◽  
Amanda La Guardia ◽  
Michael Brubaker ◽  
Jenni Farrow ◽  
Sian Cotton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Bipolar I Disorder ◽  
Counseling Intervention ◽  
The Family ◽  
Youth At Risk

Youth who have parents with bipolar I disorder appear to be most at risk for developing early-onset bipolar symptoms. The current study examined how one group counseling intervention, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy–child, may improve emotional awareness and influence the family environment over a 12-week treatment interval for a group of youth aged 11–16. Improving emotional awareness and the family environment may help slow symptom expression for youth at risk for developing bipolar I disorder. Changes in depressive symptoms for each participant were assessed using a single-case research design method to help better understand the mechanisms of change throughout treatment. While results indicate changes in emotional awareness, the majority were statistically nonsignificant. Notably, participants’ perception of control significantly changed, and participants reported significant positive changes in family environment. Some participants experienced decreases in depression over the course of the intervention.

scholarly journals Predicting the longitudinal effects of the family environment on prodromal symptoms and functioning in patients at-risk for psychosis

2010 ◽  
Vol 118 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle A. Schlosser ◽  
Jamie L. Zinberg ◽  
Rachel L. Loewy ◽  
Shannon Casey-Cannon ◽  
Mary P. O'Brien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Prodromal Symptoms ◽  
The Family ◽  
Longitudinal Effects ◽  
Patients At Risk

scholarly journals The Meaning of the Child Interview (MotC) – the initial validation of a new procedure for assessing and understanding the parent-child relationships of “at risk” families

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-31
Author(s):  
Ben Grey ◽  
Steve Farnfield
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Family Court ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Initial Validation ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
The Family ◽  
Child Interview ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Care Index ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the initial validation of a new method, called the “Meaning of the Child Interview” (MotC), to assess the psychological meaning all children have for their parents, but which in cases of risk, submerge or distort the child’s identity. The MotC analyses parental discourse using a method developed from the discourse analysis used to classify the Adult Attachment Interview together with patterns derived from the infant CARE-Index, a procedure that evaluates face-to-face parent-child interaction. This allows the MotC to illuminate how the parent’s thinking influences the developing relationship between parent and child. Design/methodology/approach Parents are interviewed using the Parent Development Interview (PDI), or an equivalent, and then the interview transcript is classified using the MotC system. The coding method was developed from interviews drawn from the first author’s work with children and families in the family court system, and then tested with a sample of 85 mothers and fathers, 62 of whom were parents drawn from an “at risk” context. The parents were also videoed in a short free play interaction, using the CARE-Index. Findings The study found a strong correspondence between the levels of risk as assessed by the MotC patterns of parental representation of care giving, the risk to the parent-child relationship observed using the CARE-Index. There was also corroboration of the patterns of interaction identified by the MotC. Originality/value The results of the study provide good evidence for the Meaning of the Child as an identifiable construct, and as an assessment tool to identify and assess the nature of “at risk” parent-child relationships. MotC was developed in a clinical setting within the Family Court justice system, and is designed to offer assistance to child protection and mental health practitioners deciding how to intervene in particular parent-child relationships.

‘In the Family’: Experiences of General Practitioners in Wales on the Management of Individuals at Risk of Familial Cancer

2002 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Stansfield ◽  
Rachel Iredale ◽  
Simon Leeson ◽  
Alan Evans ◽  
Jonathon Gray
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Familial Cancer ◽  
Family Experiences ◽  
The Family

Mentoring At-Risk Latino Children and Their Parents: Analysis of the Parent–Child Relationship and Family Strength

2002 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Barron-McKeagney ◽  
Jane D. Woody ◽  
Henry J. D'Souza
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Latino Children ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Family Strength ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Family ◽  
Parent Child

The Family Mentoring Program (FMP), which provided approximately 1 year of mentoring for at-risk, 10-year-old Latino children and their parents, offered individual mentoring, group educational sessions for children and parents, and group social/recreational activities. This study examined mothers' perceptions of the parent–child relationship and of family strength as measured by the Parent–Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI) and the Family Hardiness Index (FHI). Analysis focused on factors expected to contribute to variance in the outcome measures. Regression results indicated that involvement in parent group education predicted higher scores on the Support and Communication measures. Compared to the standardized samples used in the development of these measures, mothers, at the beginning of the program, scored lower on six of seven PCRI subscales and on the FHI. By the end of the program, mothers' scores on Support and Limit Setting had improved, no longer differing from the standardized norms. The overall findings suggest that parents of children in mentoring programs need services and parent education and that they can benefit from these. Future research should focus on careful design and evaluation of multifaceted mentoring programs that include parents.

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