Complex model of mother-child interaction in families of women sick of paranoid schizophrenia: factors of prediction, prevention and forecast of its deformation

Abstract

In order to develop a complex model of mother-child interaction (MCI) in the families of women with paranoid schizophrenia (PS) 100 families of patients and 50 families of mentally healthy women were examined (woman, man, child). With the help of identification of the family type and analysis of the factors of prediction and prevention of deformation MCI, the prognosis options for each factor are determined. Significant violations of mental health and family functioning were found in families where the mother suffers from PS. Seven main groups of factors (clusters) that determine the current state of MCI were identified: 1) clinical and psychopathological status of a woman; 2) psychoemotional status of the husband; 3) psychosocial functioning of women and men; 4) psychological state of the child; 5) child-parent relationship; 6) marital relations; 7) family functioning. Factors of prediction and pre- vention of MCI deformation were identified among each group. Quantitative indicators, which make up the content of each cluster, were also calculated, which can be used to determine the prognosis of the MCI in each specific family and situation. The identified regularities made it possible to substantiate and develop a complex system of psy- chocorrection of mental disorders in families where the mother is ill with PS.