Kinder körperlich kranker Eltern: Psychische Belastungen, Wege der Bewältigung und Perspektiven der seelischen Gesundheitsvorsorge

Zusammenfassung Kinder korperlich kranker Eltern gelten als bislang klinisch unterversorgte und zu wenig beforschte Risikogruppe fur die Entwicklung von seelischen Gesundheitsproblemen. In diesem Beitrag wird einleitend die epidemiologische und klinische Relevanz der Thematik ausgefuhrt. Danach gibt der Autor eine umfassende familiendynamische und entwicklungspsychologische Betrachtung der Auswirkungen einer elterlichen korperlichen Erkrankung auf minderjahrige Kinder. Daran schliest sich eine Ubersicht uber aktuelle empirische Studien an, wobei Ergebnisse aus einer vom Autor koordinierten transnationalen europaischen Verbundstudie (COSIP - »Children of Somatically Ill Parents«) besonders berucksichtigt werden. Die wichtigsten Empfehlungen aus bislang publizierten Interventionskonzepten werden zusammengefasst. Das Hamburger COSIPBeratungskonzept fur Familien mit einem ernsthaft korperlich erkrankten Elternteil wird vorgestellt. Abschliesend werden Ausblicke fur Klinik und Forschung diskutiert.

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