Alicia F Lieberman1, Chandra Ghosh Ippen2, Patricia VAN Horn2. 1. From the Child Trauma Research Project, San Francisco General Hospital, and the Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco.. Electronic address: alicia.lieberman@ucsf.edu. 2. From the Child Trauma Research Project, San Francisco General Hospital, and the Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the durability of improvement in child and maternal symptoms 6 months after termination of child-parent psychotherapy (CPP). METHOD: Seventy-five multiethnic preschool-age child-mother dyads from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds were randomly assigned to (1) CPP or (2) case management plus community referral for individual treatment. Children were 3 to 5 years old. Follow-up assessments were conducted 6 months after the end of a 1-year treatment period. Mothers completed the Child Behavior Checklist and the Symptom Checklist Revised to assess child's and mother's symptoms. RESULTS: For treatment completers, general linear model (GLM) repeated-measures analyses support the durability of CPP with significant group x time interactions for children's total behavior problems and mothers' general distress. Intent-to-treat analyses revealed similar findings for children's behavior problems but were not significant for maternal symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The findings provide additional evidence of the efficacy and durability of CPP with this population and highlight the importance of a relationship focus in the treatment of traumatized preschoolers.
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the durability of improvement in child and maternal symptoms 6 months after termination of child-parent psychotherapy (CPP). METHOD: Seventy-five multiethnic preschool-age child-mother dyads from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds were randomly assigned to (1) CPP or (2) case management plus community referral for individual treatment. Children were 3 to 5 years old. Follow-up assessments were conducted 6 months after the end of a 1-year treatment period. Mothers completed the Child Behavior Checklist and the Symptom Checklist Revised to assess child's and mother's symptoms. RESULTS: For treatment completers, general linear model (GLM) repeated-measures analyses support the durability of CPP with significant group x time interactions for children's total behavior problems and mothers' general distress. Intent-to-treat analyses revealed similar findings for children's behavior problems but were not significant for maternal symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The findings provide additional evidence of the efficacy and durability of CPP with this population and highlight the importance of a relationship focus in the treatment of traumatized preschoolers.
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