Marriage and Parenthood in Female Psychiatrie Patients: A Review
Kadriye Pehlivan
Article No:
4
Article Type :
Review
In this article, gender dıfferences in schizophrenia and mood disorders are reviewed in the context of female patients' marital status and parenting skills. In major psychiatric disorders -particularly in schizophrenia- the rate of being singlel divorced/ separated is frequently high compared to normal population. Also these patients, lacking the necessary parenting skills in various extent, tend to rely on close relatives and institutions for childrearing.
Keywords :
Marriage, parenthood, gender differentes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression
Dusunen Adam : The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences :
2006;19:143-154
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