Trial reportPloS one2016
Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in the Treatment of Young Children's Behavior Problems. A Randomized Controlled Study.
Trial report in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01085305 (The Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in Treating Behavior Problems in Young Children
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Efficacy of Parent Training Interventions for Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Treating Untargeted Comorbid Internalizing Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2021Pooled it
- Links between Discipline Practices and Early Childhood Behavior Problems: Universal or Culture-Specific?Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Systematic Review of the Efficacy of Parent-Mediated Interventions in Reducing Problem Behaviours Shown by Autistic Adolescents.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Dyadic attachment-based therapies for infants and young children with mental health problems: a scoping review.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Review
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy's Influence on Parental Behavior and Child Compliance in a Child-Welfare Involved Randomized Clinical Trial.Child & family behavior therapy · 2025Article
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Disruptive Behavior: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness in Different Settings.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- An Open Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Group and Individual Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Preschoolers with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health · 2025Article
- Black Clinicians' Perceptions of the Cultural Relevance of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Black Families.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Estimating the Heterogeneous Causal Effects of Parent-Child Relationships among Chinese Children with Oppositional Defiant Symptoms: A Machine Learning Approach.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Investigation of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autism.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Effect of Chinese young children's epidemic cognition on their coping behavior: mediating role of emotion.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- A daily-level, within-person examination of emotion regulation as a mediator of the relationship between sleep and behavior in youth.Frontiers in sleep · 2023Article
- Bringing Parent-Child Interaction Therapy to South Africa: Barriers and Facilitators and Overall Feasibility-First Steps to Implementation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Family-based treatments for disruptive behavior problems in children and adolescents: An updated review of rigorous studies (2014-April 2020).Journal of marital and family therapy · 2022Review
- Behavioral and pharmacological interventions for the prevention and treatment of psychiatric disorders with children exposed to maltreatment.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 2021Review
- Treatments for Early Childhood Trauma: Decision Considerations for Clinicians.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2019Article
- Reconceptualizing attrition in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: "dropouts" demonstrate impressive improvements.Psychology research and behavior management · 2019Article
- Evidence Based Dyadic Therapies for 0- to 5-Year-Old Children With Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
- An integrated approach to child psychotherapy with co-parental support: a longitudinal outcome study.Research in psychotherapy (Milano) · 2018Article
- Changing Relationships through Interactions: Preliminary Accounts of Parent-Child Interactions after Undertaking Individual Parent Training.Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the present investigation was to compare the effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) with treatment as usual (TAU) in young children who were referred to regular child and adolescent mental health clinics for behavior problems.
methodEighty-one Norwegian families with two- to seven-year-old children (52 boys) who had scored ≥ 120 on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) were randomly assigned to receive either PCIT or TAU. The families were assessed 6 and 18 months after beginning treatment. Parenting skills were measured using the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS), and child behavior problems were measured using the ECBI and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL).
resultsLinear growth curve analyses revealed that the behavior problems of children receiving PCIT improved more compared with children receiving TAU according to mother reports (ECBI d = .64, CBCL d = .61, both p < .05) but not according to father report. Parents also improved with regard to Do and Don't skills (d = 2.58, d = 1.46, respectively, both p ≤ .001). At the 6-month assessment, which often occurred before treatment was finished, children who had received PCIT had lower father-rated ECBI and mother-rated CBCL-scores (p = .06) compared with those who had received TAU. At the 18-month follow-up, the children who had received PCIT showed fewer behavior problems compared with TAU according to mother (d = .37) and father (d = .56) reports on the ECBI and mother reports on the CBCL regarding externalizing problems (d = .39). Parents receiving PCIT developed more favorable Do Skills (6-month d = 1.81; 18-month d = 1.91) and Don't Skills (6-month d = 1.46; 18-month d = 1.42) according to observer ratings on the DPICS compared with those receiving TAU.
conclusionChildren receiving PCIT in regular clinical practice exhibited a greater reduction in behavior problems compared with children receiving TAU, and their parents' parenting skills improved to a greater degree compared with those receiving TAU.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NTC01085305.
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