Perceptions and Experiences of (Family Members of) People With Mental Illness About the Chance for Mental Illness in (Future) Children, and Needs for Care and Research

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Mental Illness
• Interventions: Other: No intervention will be used

• Registration Number: NCT06307366
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center

Brief Summary

Despite consistent evidence that mental illness runs in families, intergenerational transmission of risk of mental illness is rarely considered in clinical practice. Neither preventive programs for children of parents with mental illness are usually implemented in care, nor supportive programs for parenting. Furthermore, parents with mental illness are not always aware of how their disorder may impact the well-being of their children. To date, the needs for counseling, care and research in parents with mental illness and family members of people with mental illness are unclear. Therefore, this prospective qualitative interview study aims to gain insights into the perceptions and experiences of (future) parents with mental illness, partners and family members of people with mental illness about risk for and resilience against mental illness in (future) children, as well as their needs for counseling, care and research.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Study Start: 2024-03
• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-11
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-12
• Primary Completion: 2024-06
• Study Completion: 2024-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• Having (a partner or relative with) a diagnosis of a mental illness in the mood-psychosis spectrum, i.e., psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or severe depression
• At least 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• Insufficient proficiency of the Dutch language
• No demonstration of adequate understanding of the purpose, procedures, risks, benefits, emergency contacts, and payment issues (in accordance with criteria to assess capacities to consent from Appelbaum & Grisso, 1988).
• Unable to give consent to all aspects of the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
(Future) parents with (a partner with) mental illness in the mood-psychosis spectrum	No intervention will be used	The following participants will be included: (Future) parents with (a partner with) mental illness in the mood-psychosis spectrum (psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, severe depression); ≥ 18 years old. If including (future) parents with mental illness and their partners will turn out to be difficult given our timeframe, we will mitigate this by additionally including family members of people with mental illness, e.g. siblings or grandparents.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Themes around the topics (related to perceptions and experiences) explored.	1 hour	We developed an interview guide around the main themes (i) risk and resilience; (ii) information needs for care and counselling; and (iii) (biological) research to ensure key aspects relating to perceptions, experiences, and needs of participants around the chance risk for mental illness in (future) children will be covered during the interviews. It additionally allows the interviewer to ask follow-up questions on interesting perspectives put forth by participants.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Erasmus Medical Center; 🇳🇱 Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands