About this Research Topic
The troubled situation of families with SMI is further aggravated by the common structural separation of child and adolescent, and adult mental health care services that oftentimes fail to timely and adequately address a child's suffering from parent's SMI but also vice versa and, consequently, to detect a family member's possible development of SMI early. Therefore, addressing need of care and developing suitable early identification strategies for this vulnerable group is essential.
In light of the above, this Research Topic aims to disentangle some of the complexities in the field of children, adolescents and families with severe mental illness, to advance knowledge on young people and families suffering from SMI and set the stage towards a comprehensive early identification of risk in children and adolescents with parental SMI. It will critically address fundamental questions about the current conceptualization of neurodevelopmental models of SMI as well as about the suitability of current early detection and intervention models for addressing the needs of youth and families with SMI. To this aim, we welcome conceptual and original articles on these topics, on the impact of both parental SMI on offspring, and offspring's SMI on parents and siblings as well as papers addressing developmental risks and protective factors and outcome in offspring of parents with SMI.
Keywords: Child, Adolescent, Family, Severe Mental Illness, High Risk, Gene-Environment Interaction, Prevention
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