What is the future of children with mentally ill parents?

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Mental illness is approximately affecting 26 .2 percent of adults or roughly around 57 .7 million Americans aged eighteen and above (Kesler et al , 2005 . According to the National Institute of Mental Health , one in every four adults suffers from a diagnosable mental health dis yearly (US Census Bureau , 2005 . Mental illness is defined as a term that describes a wide range of emotional and conditions that can cause apparent organic brain damage

or learning disabilities (Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation , 2008 . There are different types of mental illness and these diss can range from simple mood and personality diss , anxiety diss , eating diss , to schizophrenia Alzheimer 's disease , and multiple personality diss among many others . Unfortunately , mental illness is one of the leading diss causing disability in the adult population and therefore is a hindrance in not only the individual 's growth , but for their family as well (World Health Organization , 2004

The increasing numbers of adults affected with mental illness has drawn attention to the effects of this illness to their family , particularly their children . Studies show that the risk for the children of mentally ill parents to acquire mental diss is higher compared to those who do not have mental illness in the family . Specifically , the risk for developing mental illness is higher if the parents are suffering from bipolar or anxiety diss , schizophrenia , alcoholism or any other substance abuse problem...