OBJECTIVE To identify and describe intervention programs to improve outcomes for children whose parents have a mental illness. DATA SOURCES Grey and black literature was sourced from (i) three previous reviews/scoping studies, (ii) PsycINFO and MEDLINE searches of English, German and Dutch papers, and (iii) in consultation with researchers, clinicians, consumers and carers in the field. STU...

BACKGROUND Caring for a young person experiencing first-episode psychosis is challenging and can affect carers' well-being adversely. While some face-to-face approaches have achieved promising outcomes, they are costly and resource-intensive to provide, restricting their reach and penetration. Guided self-help in book-form (or bibliotherapy) is an alternative but untested approach in these circ...

BACKGROUND: The disease caused by coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) has been stated as a global epidemic the WHO. COVID-19 pandemic adds many risk factors to maternal mental health during perinatal period. impact of anxiety pregnancy is adverse obstetric consequences such premature birth, inadequate antenatal care, requests for elective cesarean delivery, low APGAR scores infants, and postpartum depres...

Recent developments in psychology have rekindled interest the therapeutic potential of literature. Amid COVID-19 pandemic, wherein many children lack access to conventional psychological assistance, bibliotherapy emerges as a viable aid for addressing personal issues. However, not all children's books are suitable this purpose, necessitating meticulous scrutiny ascertain reading materials. Thro...

Background: Bibliotherapy is under-theorized and under-tested: its purposes implementations vary widely, the idea that ‘reading good for you’ often more assumed than demonstrated. One obstacle to developing robust empirical theoretical foundations bibliotherapy continued absence of analytical methods capable providing sensitive yet replicable insights into complex te...