Sustained change in parents receiving preventive interventions for families with depression
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the sustained effects of two cognitive, psychoeducational preventive interventions for families in which a parent had an affective disorder. METHOD: Thirty-seven families, in which there was a child between the ages of 8 and 15 years (mean = 11.5 y...
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Published in | The American journal of psychiatry Vol. 154; no. 4; pp. 510 - 515 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Washington, DC
American Psychiatric Publishing
01.04.1997
American Psychiatric Association |
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Summary: | OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the sustained
effects of two cognitive, psychoeducational preventive interventions for
families in which a parent had an affective disorder. METHOD: Thirty-seven
families, in which there was a child between the ages of 8 and 15 years
(mean = 11.5 years) and at least one parent who had experienced a recent
episode of affective disorder according to the Research Diagnostic
Criteria, were studied 1.5 years after enrollment in the study. The
families were randomly assigned to one of two interventions,
clinician-facilitated or lecture. The two interventions were similar in
content but differed in the degree of involvement of the children and the
linking of information to the families' life experiences. Nineteen families
participated in the clinician- facilitated intervention, which consisted of
six to 10 sessions. Eighteen families were assigned to the lecture
condition, which consisted of two lectures attended only by parents. Family
members were interviewed both before and after the interventions with
diagnostic interviews and semistructured measures designed to assess
response to the interventions. RESULTS: Sustained effects of the
interventions were reported 1.5 years after enrollment. The
clinician-facilitated intervention was associated with more positive
self-reported and assessor-rated changes than the lecture intervention.
CONCLUSIONS: These short-term preventive interventions, particularly the
clinician- facilitated one, have long-term benefits for families with
parental affective disorder. |
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ISSN: | 0002-953X 1535-7228 |
DOI: | 10.1176/ajp.154.4.510 |