Phelan Ruth, Lee Lana, Howe Deb, Walter Garry
Central Coast Children and Young People's Mental Health, Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, Gosford, NSW, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2006 Dec;14(4):399-402. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1665.2006.02312.x.
To describe a pilot group programme for parents with a mental illness that was developed and implemented on the NSW Central Coast.
The Parenting and Mental Illness Group Program is a 6-week group programme that is followed by four weekly, individual home visits. Data from the Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory and Parenting Scale suggest the programme produced positive outcomes in children's behaviour and parenting practices; the programme was also viewed favourably by participants. While encouraging, these findings require replication, using larger numbers and evaluation of the programme in other sites. Supported by an evidence base, programmes such as this will be important to implement if mental health services are to improve outcomes for parents with mental health problems and their children.
描述一项为患有精神疾病的父母制定并在新南威尔士州中央海岸实施的试点小组项目。
育儿与精神疾病小组项目是一个为期6周的小组项目,之后会有每周一次、共四次的单独家访。艾伯格儿童行为量表和育儿量表的数据表明,该项目在儿童行为和育儿方式方面产生了积极成果;参与者对该项目也给予了好评。尽管这些发现令人鼓舞,但需要通过更大规模的样本进行重复验证,并在其他地点对该项目进行评估。有证据支持的情况下,如果心理健康服务要改善有心理健康问题的父母及其子女的状况,实施这样的项目将很重要。