One-third of children of parents with severe mental illness are at risk of developing severe mental illness

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 03 Jul 2014 English Publisher:BMJJournal:Evidence Based Mental Health, volume 17, pages 73-73 (issn: 1362-0347, eissn: 1468-960X,

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Authors: Kim, Foster;

doi: 10.1136/eb-2014-101807

pmid: 24994669

One-third of children of parents with severe mental illness are at risk of developing severe mental illness

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Abstract

Children whose parents have mental illness are known to be at greater risk of developing mental illness than the general population.1 This vulnerability can be mediated by a range of protective factors.2 Moderating risk and preventing intergenerational transmission of mental illness is an important aim for mental health policy and practice.

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University of Canberra
Australia

Keywords

Bipolar Disorder, Child of Impaired Parents, Major Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease

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