Characteristics of parents with a mental illness and their minor children in a study sample from the Czech Republic: a cross-sectional study
Adéla Farářová, Hana Papežová, Camilla Lauritzen, Charlotte Reedtz, Jana Gricová, Václav Čapek, Tereza Štěpánková, Karin van Doesum · 2026
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Adela Fararova and co-authors describe families in the Czech Republic where a parent has a mental illness, in work published in 2026. Sixty five families with one hundred children under eighteen took part. Data covered parent diagnoses, family makeup, and how children rated their own quality of life.
Thirty one children already had a mental disorder diagnosis themselves. More than half the parents had been hospitalized before, and over half had told their children about the diagnosis. The more risk factors a family faced, the worse children rated their lives. Higher income tied to better ratings of physical well being. The authors urge targeted prevention, starting with spotting which adult patients are parents.
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| CREATOR | Adéla Farářová, Hana Papežová, Camilla Lauritzen, Charlotte Reedtz, Jana Gricová, Václav Čapek, Tereza Štěpánková, Karin van Doesum |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 79 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |