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Prevalence and predictors of parenting outcomes in a cohort of mothers with schizophrenia admitted for joint mother and baby psychiatric care in England

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Abel, Kathryn M., Webb, Roger T., Salmon, Margaret P., Wan, Ming W., Appleby, Louis·2005·The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

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OBJECTIVES: Most women with schizophrenia have children. Schizophrenia has been identified as an independent predictor of poor parenting outcome following joint mother and baby psychiatric admission. We aimed to describe the characteristics of these women postnatally and to estimate the prevalence of, and identify independent predictors of, parenting outcomes. METHOD: Clinical and psychosocial data from consecutive joint psychiatric admissions of mothers and infants between September 1996 and September 2002 were collected. Diagnoses were based on ICD-10 criteria (N = 239 schizophrenia; N = 693 affective disorders). The prevalence of each parenting outcome at discharge, assessed according to social services intervention and staff-rated measures of parenting ability, was estimated. Factors associated with poor parenting outcomes and independent predictors were identified using "modified" Poisson regression, and prevalence of these parenting outcomes was estimated in subgroups of mothers stratified by combinations of protective/risk factors. RESULTS: Mothers with schizophrenia were characterized as having more complex clinical and psychosocial problems and were considerably more likely to experience all types of poor parenting outcomes, compared to mothers with affective disorders. Mothers with schizophrenia reporting supportive marital and other relationships, those whose partners were well, and those of higher social class showed the best parenting outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Mothers with schizophrenia who experience better parenting outcomes may be protected by certain factors. Successful parenting is related, partly, to stability within the family and access to financial and social resources. The nature of the relationship between identified predictors and parenting outcomes in this group is unclear but may suggest that parenting outcome varies with clinical outcome in schizophrenia. Future research and service development should focus on potential protective factors that may encourage successful parenting outcomes in this vulnerable group.

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Authors
Abel, K. M., Webb, R. T., Salmon, M. P., Wan, M. W., & Appleby, L.
Affiliations
University of Manchester (GB)
Venue
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Published
2005-06-15
Volume
66
Issue
06
Pages
781-789
ISSN
0160-6689 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2130486396
Cited by
102
References
20
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FWCI
5.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
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other-oa
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
Keywords
maternal schizophrenia, parenting outcomes, postpartum mental health, mood disorders, protective factors, marital relationships, social class, parenting skills, risk factors
MeSH terms
Adult, Affective Disorders, Psychotic, England, Family Health, Family Relations, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Infant Care, Infant, Newborn, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Social Class, Social Support, Social Work, Prevalence, Child of Impaired Parents, Parenting, Outcome Assessment, Health Care

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