BACKGROUND: Involving parents in the treatment of youth referred for mental health problems is an important agenda. Parent involvement is associated with treatment retention, greater family participation, and positive outcomes. The main goal of the present study was to examine the role of youth and parent report of the youth's psychopathology and interpersonal problems on parent involvement in outpatient treatment of the youth. METHODS: Data were gathered from 63 referred youth in treatment in an outpatient clinic. Subjects reported the youth's interpersonal problems and problem syndromes. The direct account of the youth and parents was examined for association with two indices of parent involvement, namely, the mothers' behavioral involvement (BI) and personal emotional involvement (PEI) in the treatment process. RESULTS: Results showed that while direct reports of the youth and parents were not significant predictors of parent involvement, discrepancy scores predicted parent involvement. Further, there were twice as many scales of interpersonal problems that were related to parent involvement as the syndrome scales. CONCLUSION: The ability of discrepancy scores in predicting parent involvement underscores that it is not only a risk factor for later development of adverse outcomes, but also related with essential treatment processes. Clinicians may be able to address these issues and aid in treatment processes leading to desired outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Involving parents in the treatment of youth referred for mental health problems is an important agenda. Parent involvement is associated with treatment retention, greater family participation, and positive outcomes. The main goal of the present study was to examine the role of youth and parent report of the youth's psychopathology and interpersonal problems on parent involvement in outpatient treatment of the youth. METHODS: Data were gathered from 63 referred youth in treatment in an outpatient clinic. Subjects reported the youth's interpersonal problems and problem syndromes. The direct account of the youth and parents was examined for association with two indices of parent involvement, namely, the mothers' behavioral involvement (BI) and personal emotional involvement (PEI) in the treatment process. RESULTS: Results showed that while direct reports of the youth and parents were not significant predictors of parent involvement, discrepancy scores predicted parent involvement. Further, there were twice as many scales of interpersonal problems that were related to parent involvement as the syndrome scales. CONCLUSION: The ability of discrepancy scores in predicting parent involvement underscores that it is not only a risk factor for later development of adverse outcomes, but also related with essential treatment processes. Clinicians may be able to address these issues and aid in treatment processes leading to desired outcomes.
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