Abstract
This study uses a multi-method approach to investigate the effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in reducing children's behavior problems when parents report clinical levels of depressive symptoms. Participants were 132 children, 2-7 years of age, and their biological mothers, who either reported low (N = 78) or clinical levels of depressive symptoms (N = 54). Results showed that depressive mothers were likely to report more severe child behavior problems than non-depressive mothers at the pre-treatment assessment, but that depressive mothers reported greater reductions in child behavior problems than non-depressive mothers from pre- to post-treatment. The two groups showed similar levels of observed interaction quality at the pre-treatment assessment (i.e., parent and child emotional availability and parent verbalization patterns) and similar improvements in interaction quality from pre- to post-treatment. The implications of the findings for clinical practice were discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 406-423 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Child Psychiatry and Human Development |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2011 |
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Keywords
- Maternal depression
- Parent-child interaction therapy
- Treatment outcomes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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The effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy with depressive mothers : The changing relationship as the agent of individual change. / Timmer, Susan Goff; Ho, Lareina K L; Urquiza, Anthony J.; Zebell, Nancy M.; Fernandez y Garcia, Erik; Boys, Deanna.
In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, Vol. 42, No. 4, 08.2011, p. 406-423.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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