TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Multisystemic therapy for child abuse and neglect: do parents show improvement in parental mental health problems and parental stress?
JO  - Journal of marital and family therapy
A1  - Hefti, Stephanie
A1  - Pérez, Tania
A1  - Fürstenau, Ute
A1  - Rhiner, Bruno
A1  - Swenson, Cynthia C.
A1  - Schmid, Marc
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN) is an evidence-based program for families with children who experience maltreatment. This clinical trial is the first evaluation of MST-CAN in a German-speaking area. Parental psychological problems and parental stress have been shown to be risk factors for child abuse and neglect. By the end of treatment, parents reported significantly less psychological distress than before the start of MST-CAN. Six months after treatment, this reduction was still evident. However, parents did not report any significant reduction of parental stress at any of the three time points. MST-CAN is an effective intervention for child maltreatment that not only combats child abuse and neglect but also has the potential to alleviate parental psychological distress.<br><br>© 2018 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0194-472X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12367
ID  - ref1
ER  -