Background

Several studies have reported that children of parents with mental illness have 41–70% chance of developing mental health problems. This has encouraged an increase in preventive interventions directed at these children.

Objectives

This systematic review aimed to describe preventive psychological interventions addressed to children of parents who are suffering a mental disorder. We identified the aims of these treatments, their approach and components. Sociodemographic characteristics of the subjects and outcomes were examined.

Method

Psycinfo and Pubmed were consulted using the PICO process. We included studies in English or Spanish describing a preventive psychological intervention.

Results

16 studies were included. Most studies were focused on promoting resilience and increasing children's understanding of the parent's disorder. Psychoeducation was included in 87,5% of treatments. Family, multifamily and children group interventions were equally used as approach.

Conclusions

Psychoeducation emerged as an indispensable component of the interventions. Other frequent components comprised skills training, emotional regulation training, and playful activities. Most therapies were carried out in a group setting. Specifically, a multifamily approach is regarded as the most efficient. Most of the studies yielded significant results.

中文翻译：

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对父母患有精神疾病的孩子进行的心理治疗：系统评价

背景

几项研究报告说，患有精神疾病的父母的孩子有41–70％的机会出现精神健康问题。这鼓励了针对这些儿童的预防干预措施的增加。

目标

该系统评价旨在描述针对患有精神障碍的父母的孩子的预防性心理干预措施。我们确定了这些治疗的目的，方法和组成。研究对象和结果的社会人口统计学特征。

方法

使用PICO程序咨询了Psycinfo和Pubmed。我们纳入了以英语或西班牙语描述的预防性心理干预研究。

结果

包括16个研究。大多数研究都集中在促进适应力和增加孩子对父母疾病的理解上。心理教育包括在87.5％的治疗中。家庭，多户家庭和儿童团体的干预措施同样被采用。

结论

心理教育已成为干预措施中必不可少的组成部分。其他常见的组成部分包括技能训练，情绪调节训练和娱乐活动。大多数疗法都是在小组中进行的。具体来说，多家庭方法被认为是最有效的。大多数研究产生了重要的结果。