Behavioral disorders and emotional disorders represent frequent reasons for consultation in young children. Their prevalence is between 7% and 13% depending on the studies. Behavioral disorders, and to a lesser extent emotional disorders, tend to persist through childhood and adolescence and are a risk factor for disorders in adulthood. There is still little research on psychotherapies concerning children and even less on parent(s)-young child therapies, despite a certain interest of clinicians for these. In a previous study, three independent factors appeared predictive of the unfavorable child's outcome : the frequency and intensity of behavioral problems and fears, as well as the absence of the father at more than 2/3 of the consultations. The only independent factor associated with the outcome of the mother was her anxiety score at the start of treatment. The study presented here will take these elements into account and will include an assessment of both parents. The main objective is to identify predictive factors of behavioural and emotional disorder outcome in children aged 18 months to 48 months after parent-child psychotherapy. The secondary objectives are to study predictive factors of the outcome in parents (anxiety/depression symptoms) and parent-child relationship. The main predictive factors will be the presence of the father at the consultations, the therapeutic alliance (subject to validation), the type of disorder of the child and the parental psychopathology.
See this in plain English?
AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.
predictive factors of behavioural disorder outcome
Timeframe: between inclusion and 18 months
predictive factors of emotional disorder outcome
Timeframe: between inclusion and 18 months