A Survey of Contact With Offspring and Assistance With Child Care Among Parents With Psychotic Disorders
Authors:
- Karen PlantKPKaren Plant
- Linda JennerLJLinda Jenner
- Joanne BarklaJBJoanne Barkla
- John McGrathJMJohn McGrath
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in Psychiatric Services
- Vol. 50 (10) , 1354-1356
Abstract
To help improve services for parents with psychotic disorders, patients with such disorders in three treatment agencies in Queensland, Australia, were surveyed about whether they were parents, how much contact they had with their offspring, and who provided assistance with child care. Of the 342 individuals with psychotic disorders who participated in the study, 124 were parents. Forty-eight parents in the study had children under age 16, and 20 of these parents (42 percent) had their children living with them. Most parents relied on relatives or friends for assistance with child care. Barriers to child care services identified by parents were inability to pay, lack of local services, and fear of losing custody of children. .Keywords
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