Psychosocial Functioning and Occupational Participation among Adolescent Children of Parents with Mental Illness: A Mixed Methods Study

Sruthi Thommen; Vinita Acharya; Shripathy M. Bhat

doi:10.1080/0164212X.2022.2111017

Psychosocial Functioning and Occupational Participation among Adolescent Children of Parents with Mental Illness: A Mixed Methods Study

Sruthi Thommen
, Vinita Acharya^*
, Shripathy M. Bhat

^*Corresponding author for this work

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There is limited focus on children of parents with mental illness (COPMI). This study explored the psychosocial functioning and occupational participation of COPMI. We used a mixed methods study design where parents’ perceptions about the adolescent’s psychosocial functioning were measured quantitatively, followed by qualitative interviews with some of the adolescents. Results indicated close to average levels of psychosocial functioning among the adolescents while the qualitative findings suggested some issues related to their emotional well-being. Limitations of this study include fewer participants and psychosocial functioning of the adolescents being measured through parents’ perceptions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	271-294
Number of pages	24
Journal	Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0164212X.2022.2111017
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2022

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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