TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Child-parent psychotherapy: 6-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
JO  - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A1  - Lieberman, Alicia F.
A1  - Ghosh Ippen, Chandra
A1  - Van Horn, Patricia
SP  - 913
EP  - 918
VL  - 45
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-8567
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.chi.0000222784.03735.92
ID  - ref1
ER  -