How Does the Mental Health of a Parent Affect Their Children? Part 19

This Harvard Medical School Continuing Education video examines the key question: how does the mental health of a parent affect their children?

Dr. Erica Lee, PhD, identifies the importance of parental well-being to the mental health of children and teens. She highlights the stress the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on parents and how it may affect other family members.

Dr. Lee is an instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School, and this video is part 19 in the 21-part series: Child and Adolescent Mental Health.


This video was peer reviewed by Dr. Martina McGrath, MB, BCh, FRCPI, PGDip Med Ed, Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, to validate the quality and accuracy of the content.

References:

Office of the Surgeon General (OSG). Protecting Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory [Internet]. Washington (DC): US Department of Health and Human Services; 2021. PMID: 34982518.

Weitzman C, Wegner L, et al. Promoting optimal development: screening for behavioral and emotional problems. Pediatrics. 2015;135(2):384-395.

Weisz, J. R., & Kazdin, A. E. (Eds.). (2010). Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents. Guilford Press.



Notice: At this time, the content in this video is not accredited.