Protective factors enhancing resilience in children of parents with a mental illness: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A systematic review was conducted to (1) investigate protective factors enhancing resilience in children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI), and (2) examine theoretical and methodological issues in the existing literature.

Method

Following guidelines for systematic reviews, searches were performed using Web of Science, Pubmed and Embase. After screening 5,073 articles 37 fulfilled inclusion criteria and were extracted for review. Results of the present review indicate that there are several ways to help build resilience in COPMI. More specifically, five protective factors emerged from the reviewed literature: Information, Support, Family functioning and Connectedness, Child coping, and Parenting.

Discussion

Research on protective factors in children c

SUBMITTER: Van Schoors M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773682 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature