The Effect of Maternal Psychotic Illness on a Child

We report the case of an 11-year-old girl who had been living with only her mother, a woman with chronic schizophrenia. The girl had been caught shoplifting with her mother, and had a long history of non-attendance at school. The case emphasises that adult psychiatrists should always consider the im...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of psychiatry 1987-12, Vol.151 (6), p.848-850
Hauptverfasser:	Mander, Anthony J., Norton, Beverley, Hoare, Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult and adolescent clinical studies Biological and medical sciences Brief Reports Child Female Humans Medical sciences Mother-Child Relations Only Child Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Psychoses Schizophrenic Psychology Single Person Student Dropouts Theft
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the case of an 11-year-old girl who had been living with only her mother, a woman with chronic schizophrenia. The girl had been caught shoplifting with her mother, and had a long history of non-attendance at school. The case emphasises that adult psychiatrists should always consider the impact of chronic parental psychiatric disorder on children, particularly in one-parent families.
ISSN:	0007-1250 1472-1465
DOI:	10.1192/bjp.151.6.848