LETTING GO - PARENTAL ATTITUDES TOWARD OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT OF THEIRCHILDREN WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITY

The purpose of de research was to study parental attitudes toward out- of-home placement among 89 parents of adult children with psychiatric disabilities. The core findings were that parents gave more thought to placement when they had lower marital and parental stress. Their inte ntion to place was related to low domestic stress. Furthermore those p arents with more internal resources bad low stress levels and concomit ant favorable attitudes toward placement. The findings are interpreted in relation to future research and practice.