Commentary on: Eaton K, Ohan JL, Stritzke WGK, et al. Mothers’ decisions to disclose or conceal their child’s mental health disorder. Qualitative Health Research 2017;27:1628–39. 

Implications for practice and research Disclosure and concealment dilemmas create significant challenges for parents of children with a mental illness. Healthcare professionals should empower parents by providing them information about mental illness to share with others to decrease stigma, advice about the best structure for disclosure about their child’s illness and support them when they experience negative consequences of disclosure or concealment. Further research is needed about fathers’, children’s and adolescents’ experiences with disclosure and concealment. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.