Exploring psychiatrists’ perspectives on supporting parents with mental health Challenges: A mixed-methods study
Psychiatrists can play a pivotal role in identifying, acknowledging, and providing appropriate support to parents with mental illness and their families, including children. Developing comprehensive guidelines and targeted training is essential to equip psychiatrists with effective strategies for addressing parenting challenges in patients with complex mental health issues. Additionally, psychoeducational resources for children should be incorporated. Implementing these initiatives may lead to more compassionate, targeted care and improved outcomes for parents and their families.
Authors
- Aude Villatte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4314-1458)
- Marie‐Ève Clément (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2296-8376)
- Marie‐Hélène Morin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0549-1641)
- Stéphane Richard‐Devantoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1211-960X)
- Anne Dorothee Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4887-6672)
- Marianne Fournier-Marceau
- Geneviève Piché
- Mireille Jasmin
- Darryl Maybery
- Andrea Reupert
Institutions
- Université du Québec à Rimouski (CA)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
- Cegep de Saint Jerome (CA)
- Université du Québec en Outaouais (CA)
- The Quebec Population Health Research Network (CA)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Centre Jeunesse de Quebec (CA)
- Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (FR)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342923
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00