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Pine AE, Baumann MG, Modugno G, Compas BE. Parental Involvement in Adolescent Psychological Interventions: A Meta-analysis. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev 2024; 27:1-20. [PMID: 38748300 PMCID: PMC11486598 DOI: 10.1007/s10567-024-00481-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 10/18/2024]
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Psychological interventions for adolescents have shown mixed efficacy, and including parents in interventions may be an important avenue to improve treatment outcomes. Evidence from meta-analyses examining the role of parents in interventions for youth is inconsistent and has typically combined findings for both children and adolescents together. No prior meta-analysis has examined the specific role of parents in adolescent interventions as compared with interventions focused solely on adolescents across several disorders. To address this gap, systematic literature reviews were conducted utilizing a combination of searches among keywords including (parent * OR family) AND (intervention OR therap * OR treatment OR prevent*) AND (adolescen*). Inclusion criteria were (1) a randomized controlled trial of an individual psychological intervention compared to the same intervention with a parental component, and (2) adolescents must have at least current symptoms or risk to be included. Literature searches identified 20 trials (N = 1251). Summary statistics suggested that interventions involving parents in treatment have a significantly greater impact on adolescent psychopathology when compared to interventions that targeted adolescents alone (g = - 0.18, p < .01, 95% CI [- 0.30, - 0.07]). Examination with symptom type (internalizing or externalizing) as a moderator found that the significant difference remained for externalizing (g = - 0.20, p = .01, 95% CI [- 0.35, - 0.05]) but not internalizing psychopathology (p = .11). Findings provide evidence of the importance of including parents in adolescent therapy, particularly for externalizing problems.
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- Abigail E Pine
- Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Peabody 552, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA.
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- Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Peabody 552, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Peabody 552, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Peabody 552, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA
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Ormhaug SM, Skjærvø I, Dyrdal GM, Fagermoen EM, Haabrekke KJ, Jensen TK, Knutsen ML, Næss A, Päivärinne HM, Martinsen M. Stepping Together for Children After Trauma (ST-CT): Feasibility and Predictors of Outcome of a Parent-led, Therapist Assisted Treatment. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2024; 52:1413-1425. [PMID: 38739305 PMCID: PMC11420321 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-024-01199-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Stepping Together for Children after Trauma (ST-CT) is the first step of the promising intervention Stepped Care CBT for Children after Trauma. In ST-CT, the task of leading treatment is partially shifted to the parents, and the child and parent work together to complete therapeutic tasks from a workbook with therapist supervision. We aimed to investigate the feasibility of ST-CT in Norwegian first line services and explore child factors predicting outcome. Eighty-two children (mean age 9.9 years, 56% girls) participated. Feasibility was defined by treatment completion, reductions of child posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) mid- and post-treatment, and client treatment satisfaction. Predictors included child baseline PTSS, depressive symptoms, posttraumatic cognitions, externalizing symptoms, number of different traumatic events, and type of trauma. Results showed that rates of completion (78.0%) and response (81% of completers/59.8% intention-to-treat) were comparable to previous studies by the ST-CT developer. Overall treatment effect was d = 2.46 and client treatment satisfaction was high (mean score child: 8.3, parent: 9.0, on a scale from 0 - 10). Higher baseline PTSS and depressive symptoms predicted poorer outcome at both mid- and post-treatment, while more posttraumatic cognitions, and exposure to interpersonal trauma predicted poorer outcome at mid-treatment only. These associations were no longer significant in the fully adjusted models. In conclusion, ST-CT shows promise as an effective first line treatment in this new context, with two of three children responding to the treatment. Baseline PTSS, depression, post-traumatic cognitions and type of trauma may be related to outcomes and should be explored further. (Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04073862. Retrospectively registered June 3rd 2019, first patient recruited May 19th 2019).
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- Silje M Ormhaug
- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway.
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
- Department of Health Sciences in Gjøvik, NTNU, Gjøvik, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS), Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Education, Innland Norway University of Applied Science, Hamar, Norway
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Afzal HB, Jahangir T, Mei Y, Madden A, Sarker A, Kim S. Can adverse childhood experiences predict chronic health conditions? Development of trauma-informed, explainable machine learning models. Front Public Health 2024; 11:1309490. [PMID: 38332940 PMCID: PMC10851779 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1309490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Introduction Decades of research have established the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adult onset of chronic diseases, influenced by health behaviors and social determinants of health (SDoH). Machine Learning (ML) is a powerful tool for computing these complex associations and accurately predicting chronic health conditions. Methods Using the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, we developed several ML models-random forest, logistic regression, support vector machine, Naïve Bayes, and K-Nearest Neighbor-over data from a sample of 52,268 respondents. We predicted 13 chronic health conditions based on ACE history, health behaviors, SDoH, and demographics. We further assessed each variable's importance in outcome prediction for model interpretability. We evaluated model performance via the Area Under the Curve (AUC) score. Results With the inclusion of data on ACEs, our models outperformed or demonstrated similar accuracies to existing models in the literature that used SDoH to predict health outcomes. The most accurate models predicted diabetes, pulmonary diseases, and heart attacks. The random forest model was the most effective for diabetes (AUC = 0.784) and heart attacks (AUC = 0.732), and the logistic regression model most accurately predicted pulmonary diseases (AUC = 0.753). The strongest predictors across models were age, ever monitored blood sugar or blood pressure, count of the monitoring behaviors for blood sugar or blood pressure, BMI, time of last cholesterol check, employment status, income, count of vaccines received, health insurance status, and total ACEs. A cumulative measure of ACEs was a stronger predictor than individual ACEs. Discussion Our models can provide an interpretable, trauma-informed framework to identify and intervene with at-risk individuals early to prevent chronic health conditions and address their inequalities in the U.S.
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- Hanin B. Afzal
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- School of Law, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Bhattarai A, Dimitropoulos G, Bulloch AGM, Tough SC, Patten SB. Association between childhood adversities and premature and potentially avoidable mortality in adulthood: a population-based study. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:2036. [PMID: 37853382 PMCID: PMC10585893 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16935-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The association of childhood adversities with mortality has rarely been explored, and even less studied is the question of whether any excess mortality may be potentially preventable. This study examined the association between specific childhood adversities and premature and potentially avoidable mortality (PPAM) in adulthood in a representative sample of the general population. Also, we examined whether the associations were potentially mediated by various adult socioeconomic, psychosocial, and behavioral factors. METHODS The study used data from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS-1994) linked to the Canadian Vital Statistics Database (CVSD 1994-2014) available from Statistics Canada. The NPHS interview retrospectively assessed childhood exposure to prolonged hospitalization, parental divorce, prolonged parental unemployment, prolonged trauma, parental problematic substance use, physical abuse, and being sent away from home for doing something wrong. An existing definition of PPAM, consisting of causes of death considered preventable or treatable before age 75, was used. Competing cause survival models were used to examine the associations of specific childhood adversities with PPAM in adulthood among respondents aged 18 to 74 years (rounded n = 11,035). RESULTS During the 20-year follow-up, 5.4% of the sample died prematurely of a cause that was considered potentially avoidable. Childhood adversities had a differential effect on mortality. Physical abuse (age-adjusted sub-hazard ratio; SHR 1.44; 95% CI 1.03, 2.00) and being sent away from home (age-adjusted SHR 2.26; 95% CI 1.43,3.57) were significantly associated with PPAM. The associations were attenuated when adjusted for adulthood factors, namely smoking, poor perceived health, depression, low perceived social support, and low income, consistent with possible mediating effects. Other adversities under study were not associated with PPAM. CONCLUSION The findings imply that the psychological sequelae of childhood physical abuse and being sent away from home and subsequent uptake of adverse health behavior may lead to increased risk of potentially avoidable mortality. The potential mediators identified offer directions for future research to perform causal mediation analyses with suitable data and identify interventions aimed at preventing premature mortality due to potentially avoidable causes. Other forms of adversities, mostly related to household dysfunction, may not be determinants of the distal health outcome of mortality.
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- Asmita Bhattarai
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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Metcalfe RE, Muentner LD, Reino C, Schweer-Collins ML, Kjellstrand JM, Eddy JM. Witnessing Parental Arrest As a Predictor of Child Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms During and After Parental Incarceration. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRAUMA 2023; 16:329-338. [PMID: 36157296 PMCID: PMC9483368 DOI: 10.1007/s40653-022-00490-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Purpose One in fourteen children in the United States experiences the incarceration of a parent with whom they have lived. Although prior research has established that witnessing the arrest of a parent is a common occurrence for children of criminal justice-involved parents, child outcomes following such an event are understudied. Little is known about the long-term impacts of witnessing an arrest on children and the extent to which they may vary by child age. Methods Using longitudinal data from the Parent Child Study of mothers and fathers incarcerated in state prison, we examine the witnessing of parental arrest as an acute traumatic event and identify the extent to which this type of trauma predicts externalizing and internalizing symptoms for children during their parents' incarceration and following release. Results Witnessing a parent's arrest predicted greater internalizing behavior concerns while parents were incarcerated, with a greater magnitude of effect for children under eight years of age. Six months post-release of the parent, children younger than age eight who witnessed the arrest showed significantly higher internalizing and externalizing behaviors. No effect was found for children ages eight years or older. Conclusion Implications for future policies to reduce the likelihood of children witnessing parental arrests, as well as the potential benefit of screening for trauma when working with children with incarcerated parents, are discussed.
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- Robyn E. Metcalfe
- Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, College of Education, University of Oregon, OR Eugene, USA
- Prevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Texas Center for Equity Promotion, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, College of Education, University of Oregon, OR Eugene, USA
- Prevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR USA
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- Texas Center for Equity Promotion, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX USA
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Ferro RA, DiFatta R, Khan KN, Coble K, Reinblatt SP, Bettencourt AF. When Adverse Childhood Experiences Present to a Statewide Child Psychiatry Access Program. J Behav Health Serv Res 2023; 50:400-412. [PMID: 37002438 DOI: 10.1007/s11414-023-09836-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Abstract Many children experience adversity, yet few receive needed psychiatric services. Pediatric primary care providers (PCPs) are uniquely positioned to intervene but often lack training and resources to provide patients with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) the psychiatric support they need. The current study examines characteristics of youth with and without ACEs who were the focus of PCP contacts with a statewide child psychiatry access program (CPAP). Compared to those without ACEs, patients with ACEs were more often receiving medication treatment at time of CPAP contact, prescribed two or more psychotropic medications, and diagnosed with two or more mental health disorders. Study findings indicate that patients with ACEs for whom PCPs sought CPAP support were experiencing more clinically severe and complex mental health concerns. These findings underscore the important role of CPAPs in supporting PCPs with pediatric patients who have ACEs and will inform training provided by CPAPs to PCPs.
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Fagermoen EM, Skjærvø I, Jensen TK, Ormhaug SM. Parent-led stepped care for traumatised children: parental factors that predict treatment completion and response. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2023; 14:2225151. [PMID: 37366166 DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2023.2225151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Background: Stepped care cognitive behavioural therapy for children after trauma (SC-CBT-CT; aged 7-12 years) can help to increase access to evidence-based trauma treatments for children. SC-CBT-CT consists of a parent-led therapist-assisted component (Step One) with an option to step up to standard therapist-led treatment (Step Two). Studies have shown that SC-CBT-CT is effective; however, less is known about what parent variables are associated with outcome of Step One.Objective: To examine parent factors and their relationship with completion and response among children receiving Step One.Method: Children (n = 82) aged 7-12 (M = 9.91) received Step One delivered by their parents (n = 82) under the guidance of SC-CBT-CT therapists. Logistic regression analyses were used to investigate whether the following factors were associated with non-completion or non-response: the parents' sociodemographic variables, anxiety and depression, stressful life experiences and post-traumatic symptoms, negative emotional reactions to their children's trauma, parenting stress, lower perceived social support, and practical barriers to treatment at baseline.Results: Lower level of educational achievement among parents was related to non-completion. Higher levels of emotional reactions to their child's trauma and greater perceived social support were related to non-response.Conclusions: The children seemed to profit from the parent-led Step One despite their parents` mental health challenges, stress, and practical barriers. The association between greater perceived social support and non-response was unexpected and warrants further investigation. To further increase treatment completion and response rates among children, parents with lower education may need more assistance on how to perform the interventions, while parents who are very upset about their child's trauma may need more emotional support and assurance from the therapist.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04073862; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04073862. Retrospectively registered 03 June 2019 (first patient recruited May 2019).
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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