‘It makes me not worthy to be a father from time to time’: the experiences of fathers with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder

Lumsden, Virginia; Kerr, Shelley; Feigenbaum, Janet

doi:10.1080/13229400.2015.1108859

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“…Finally, the difficulties in recruiting fathers were striking. Clinical teams seemed less used to thinking of men with this set of difficulties as "fathers", and, commensurate with previous research, those that were identified had little contact with their children (Lumsden et al, 2018). This brings into focus how little research and clinical attention is given to fathers experiencing severe mental illness (Price-Robertson 2015).…”

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confidence: 90%

Video feedback parent‐infant intervention for mothers experiencing enduring difficulties in managing emotions and relationships: A randomised controlled feasibility trial

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Welsh

Kalwarowsky

et al. 2022

British J Clinic Psychol

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Objectives: Parents experiencing mental health difficulties consistent with "personality disorder", often related to a history of complex trauma, may face increased challenges in parent-child relationships and child socioemotional development. There are no published randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating perinatal parent-child interventions for this population. We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of undertaking an RCT of the video feedback intervention for positive parenting adapted for perinatal mental health (VIPP-PMH). Design: Feasibility study incorporating a pilot RCT.Methods: Mothers with enduring difficulties in managing emotions and relationships, consistent with a "personality disorder", and their 6-to 36-month old infants were randomly allocated to receive six sessions of VIPP-PMH (n = 20) or usual care alone (n = 14). Results: 76% of eligible mothers consented to participate.Intervention uptake and completion rates were 95% (≥1 VIPP-PMH session) and 70% (6 sessions), respectively.

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Section: Implications For Clinical Practice and Further Researchmentioning

confidence: 90%

Video feedback parent‐infant intervention for mothers experiencing enduring difficulties in managing emotions and relationships: A randomised controlled feasibility trial

Barnicot

Welsh

Kalwarowsky

et al. 2022

British J Clinic Psychol

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“…The specific mistrust and suspicion between parent and child outlined has not been reported in other qualitative studies of parents with mental illness (Boursnell, 2007;Jones et al, 2016;Lumsden et al, 2018;Tjoflåt and Ramvi, 2013;Van der Ende et al, 2016). It could be a distinct theme in HA by proxy.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…Parental feelings of shame and guilt were exacerbated during encounters with family members or doctors. Other studies have described how parents with mental illness worry about not being a sufficiently good parent and describe how this causes feelings of shame and guilt aggravated by social stigma making it challenging to share their mental health problems (Boursnell, 2007; Jones et al, 2016; Lumsden et al, 2018; Tjoflåt and Ramvi, 2013; Van der Ende et al, 2016). This may pose a barrier to seeking help (Corrigan, 2004; Rüsch et al, 2005; Struch et al, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Current research with parents with other types of mental health problems has also focussed on the child’s risk of developing mental health problems (Ellersgaard et al, 2018; Mattejat and Remschmidt, 2008; Rasic et al, 2014; Santvoort et al, 2015; Stapp et al, 2020; Thanhäuser et al, 2017; Thorgaard, 2017) which may be increased due to a combination of genetic vulnerability and intergenerational transmission through social learning. In contrast, parents' perspectives and experiences have been explored only in a few studies, for example, studies on bipolar disorder (Tjoflåt and Ramvi, 2013), borderline personality disorder (Lumsden et al, 2018) and parents with different psychiatric diagnoses (Boursnell, 2007; Jones et al, 2016; Van der Ende et al, 2016). Consistent themes described across these studies are worries about future mental illness in their child, how to balance taking care of oneself and of one’s child, fear of being stigmatised as a bad parent and how children motivate their parents to manage their illness (Boursnell, 2007; Jones et al, 2016; Lumsden et al, 2018; Tjoflåt and Ramvi, 2013; Van der Ende et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, parents' perspectives and experiences have been explored only in a few studies, for example, studies on bipolar disorder (Tjoflåt and Ramvi, 2013), borderline personality disorder (Lumsden et al, 2018) and parents with different psychiatric diagnoses (Boursnell, 2007; Jones et al, 2016; Van der Ende et al, 2016). Consistent themes described across these studies are worries about future mental illness in their child, how to balance taking care of oneself and of one’s child, fear of being stigmatised as a bad parent and how children motivate their parents to manage their illness (Boursnell, 2007; Jones et al, 2016; Lumsden et al, 2018; Tjoflåt and Ramvi, 2013; Van der Ende et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Health anxiety by proxy – through the eyes of the parents

Ingeman

Hulgaard

Rask

2022

J Child Health Care

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Health anxiety by proxy is a newly described phenomenon where parents worry excessively that their child suffers from a serious illness. In a former study, six parents with distressing worries about their child’s health were interviewed to develop the Health Anxiety by Proxy Scale. The present study is a secondary analysis of these semi-structured interview data using interpretative phenomenological analysis aiming to explore for the first time the lived experience of parents with health anxiety by proxy. Analysis revealed three main themes: ‘Faces of distress’ describing various aspects of parents' experienced distress; ‘Invasive insecurity and mistrust’ portraying how anxiety affects parents' relationship with their children, health professionals and family; and ‘Making sense of own worries’ covering parents' ambivalence regarding their anxiety and rationalization of their worries. Knowledge about perspectives of parents who suffer from health anxiety by proxy can inform communication in clinical encounters where validation of parents' experiences may be key to forging an alliance for further treatment; and to recognising and potentially lowering barriers to receiving help that lies in parents’ potential mistrust in professional help.

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Comparaison de caractéristiques sociales et cliniques en fonction du sexe chez des personnes ayant un trouble de la personnalité du groupe B

Larivière,

Lavoie-Tremblay,

Cailhol

et al. 2024

Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique

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‘It makes me not worthy to be a father from time to time’: the experiences of fathers with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder

Cited by 4 publications

References 33 publications

Video feedback parent‐infant intervention for mothers experiencing enduring difficulties in managing emotions and relationships: A randomised controlled feasibility trial

Video feedback parent‐infant intervention for mothers experiencing enduring difficulties in managing emotions and relationships: A randomised controlled feasibility trial

Health anxiety by proxy – through the eyes of the parents

Comparaison de caractéristiques sociales et cliniques en fonction du sexe chez des personnes ayant un trouble de la personnalité du groupe B

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