MJA Open - COPMI Edition

In 2012 COPMI sponsored the MJA Open 'Parental mental illness is a family matter' as a supplement to the Medical Journal of Australia

'Parental mental illness is a family matter’ was the theme of the 6th issue of the Australian open access general medical journal 'MJA Open' - sponsored by COPMI.

Featuring research articles and other high quality information suited to a general medical audience - the journal supplement and articles can be viewed online via the links below.

Parental mental illness is a family matter

Vicki Cowling and Patrick D McGorry
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 5.

Children whose parents have a mental illness: prevalence, need and treatment

Andrea E Reupert, Darryl J Maybery and Nicholas M Kowalenko
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 7-9.

Mental health consumer and carer participation: why we bother

Lydia C Trowse, Joanne G Cook and Tyson J A Clooney
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 10.

Supporting families of parents with mental illness in general practice

Michaela J Baulderstone, Bradley S Morgan and Elizabeth A Fudge
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 11-13.

Family matters: infants, toddlers and preschoolers of parents affected by mental illness

Nicholas M Kowalenko, Sarah P Mares, Louise K Newman, Anne E Sved Williams, Rosalind M Powrie and Karin T M van Doesum
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 14-17.

Intervention programs for children whose parents have a mental illness: a review

Andrea E Reupert, Rose Cuff, Louisa Drost, Kim Foster, Karin T M van Doesum and Floor van Santvoort
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 18-22.

Preventive interventions for children of parents with depression: international perspectives

William R Beardslee, Tytti S Solantaus, Bradley S Morgan, Tracy R Gladstone and Nicholas M Kowalenko
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 23-25.

Obstetric and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with severe mental illness at a specialist antenatal clinic

Thinh N Nguyen, Deb Faulkner, Jacqueline S Frayne, Suzanna Allen, Yvonne L Hauck, Daniel Rock and Jonathan Rampono
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 26-29.

Enhancing parenting skills for parents with mental illness: the Mental Health Positive Parenting Program

Ruth F Phelan, Deborah J Howe, Emma L Cashman and Samantha H Batchelor
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 30-33.

Fathers with mental illness: implications for clinicians and health services

Richard J Fletcher, O'Neil N Maharaj, Chloe H Fletcher Watson, Chris May, Nigel Skeates and Stefan Gruenert
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 34-36.

Goal setting within family care planning: families with complex needs

Darryl J Maybery, Melinda J Goodyear, Andrea E Reupert and Marillyn K Harkness
MJA Open 2012; 1 Suppl 1: 37-39.