Dyadic Therapy for Mothers and Children
Stopped early · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Depression, Behavioral Problems
In brief
This study compares the effectiveness of Child Parent Psychotherapy to that of usual care (defined as: referral to therapists in the community or Columbia University Medical Center) in improving maternal depressive symptoms and child emotional and behavioral disturbances. The investigators will recruit mothers who report being mildly to moderately depressed and their preschoolers (ages 3-5 years) who they are concerned are exhibiting emotional and/or behavioral problems.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02123160
- Run by
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- People needed
- 2
- Starts
- 2013-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-08-22
Who can join
Age: 3 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Maternal age 18-40 years
- Child age 3-5 years
- Maternal Beck Depression Inventory-II score 14-30
- Maternal report of at least two of ten child emotional/behavioral problems (excessive shyness, fussiness, sleep pattern problems, irritability, frequent inappropriate behavior) during phone screen administration of an adapted version of the Child Behavior Checklist.
You may not qualify if…
- Maternal lack of fluency in English as assessed through phone screening
- Maternal self-report of suicidality as assessed through Beck Depression Inventory-II
- Maternal self-report of Psychotic/Bipolar/Thought disorder
- Maternal self-report of substance abuse problems in the past 6 months
- Maternal report of child's lack of fluency in English
- Maternal report of child's developmental disorders / mental retardations / significant speech and language delays
Where it is running
- New York State Psychiatric Institute — New York, New York, United States
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