@article{ref1,
title="Child-parent psychotherapy: 6-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="2006",
author="Lieberman, Alicia F. and Ghosh Ippen, Chandra and Van Horn, Patricia",
volume="45",
number="8",
pages="913-918",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="10.1097/01.chi.0000222784.03735.92",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.chi.0000222784.03735.92"
}