Maternal Depression and Parent Management Training Outcomes

This study examines the impact of maternal depression on reductions in children’s behavior problems severity following implementation of the Brief Behavioral Intervention—a brief, manualized parent management training treatment. The parents of 87 children aged 2–6 years of age received parent manage...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings 2016-09, Vol.23 (3), p.240-246
Main Authors: Dempsey, Jack, McQuillin, Samuel, Butler, Ashley M., Axelrad, Marni E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Behavior
Caregivers
Child
Child Behavior Disorders
Children & youth
Clinical outcomes
Clinical significance
Depression
Depressive Disorder
Family
Family Medicine
Female
General Practice
Health Psychology
Humans
Male
Management training
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers - psychology
Parents
Parents & parenting
Psychopathology
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Summary:This study examines the impact of maternal depression on reductions in children’s behavior problems severity following implementation of the Brief Behavioral Intervention—a brief, manualized parent management training treatment. The parents of 87 children aged 2–6 years of age received parent management training at a metropolitan hospital. Parents of participants completed measures of externalizing behavior and maternal depression. The association between pre-post treatment change in externalizing behavior and maternal depression was examined using an autoregressive cross-lagged model. Results showed that self-reported maternal depressive symptoms at pre-treatment negatively influenced the overall magnitude of reduction of reported externalizing behaviors in children following treatment. Results indicate that aspects of family functioning not specifically targeted by parent management training, such as maternal depression, significantly affect treatment outcomes. Clinicians providing parent management training may benefit from assessing for maternal depression and modifying treatment as indicated.
ISSN:1068-9583
1573-3572
DOI:10.1007/s10880-016-9461-z