Sunday, January 30, 2011

Support & Resilience for the Whole Family

Abstract:

A non-experimental pilot study examined child, mother and family outcomes of a 10-session multi-family group intervention designed to reduce risk and promote resilience for mothers with depression and their families.

Positive changes following the Keeping Families Strong intervention included:
  • mother-reported decreases in child behaviour and emotional problems
  • mother-reported improvements in the quality of family interactions and routine
  • mother-reported improvements in their own well-being and support from others
  • children (9–16 years) reported decreased internalizing symptoms
  • children reported improved coping
  • children reported increased maternal warmth and acceptance and decreased stressful family events
  • attendance and mother-reported satisfaction were high, indicating the perceived value of the intervention

Valdez, C. R., Mills, C. L., Barrueco, S., Leis, J. and Riley, A. W. (2011), A pilot study of a family-focused intervention for children and families affected by maternal depression. Journal of Family Therapy, 33, 3–19.

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