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Disruption of children's lives by maternal psychiatric admission

Forensic Psychiatry Service, Box 175, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ

David Cottrell, Professor

Academic Unit of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds

^* Correspondence

Aims and method The aim of the study was to investigate changes in child care arrangements after admission of mothers to acute psychiatric wards. Data were collected by interview where possible and from case notes.

Results Twelve out of 53 children of mothers interviewed had to move house. Chronicity of psychiatric disorder was evident in half the mothers.

Clinical implications Children's lives are affected by maternal psychiatric admission with the likelihood of repeated disruption where psychiatric disorder is chronic.

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