Family Matters: Interfaces Between Child And Adult Mental Health

Family Matters Family Matters focuses on research and clinical material which bridge the traditional gap between child and adult mental health. Rather than considering child and adult problems separately, the authors address the often complex interactions between the two, covering such topics as: • the implications of childhood trauma in later life • the impact of parental mental health problems on children • how interactions within a family can affect the mental health of all individuals within the family The authors review existing research and cover their own recent studies and practical experience, and put forward new theoretical models to underpin their recommendations for changes in practice, such as liaison initiatives between child and adult services and specialised services to treat adolescents, parenting breakdown and perinatal psychiatric illness. The findings and recommendations in Family Matters have important implications for the organisation and funding of mental health and related services, and staff training, and should be read by all those in professions concerned with child and adult mental health, including psychiatrists, family therapists, psychotherapists, nurses, health visitors and social workers, and health service managers. Peter Reder is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Child and Family Consultation Centre in west London, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College School of Medicine. Mike McClure is Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College. Anthony Jolley is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Charing Cross Hospital, London. Family Matters Interfaces between child and adult mental health Edited by Peter Reder, Mike McClure and Anthony Jolley London and Philadelphia First published 2000 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Taylor & Francis Inc 325 Chestnut Street, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” © 2000 Peter Reder, Mike McClure and Anthony Jolley, selection and editorial matter; individual chapters, the contributors. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now