Trial reportJournal of substance abuse treatment2019
A randomized pilot trial of two parenting interventions for fathers in residential substance use disorder treatment.
Trial report in Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Father-Focused Interventions to Prevent or Reduce Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy and Early Parenthood: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2025Pooled it
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- Histories of violence among clients seeking substance use disorder treatment: a systematic mapping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for reducing parental substance misuse.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- A randomized controlled trial to improve fathering among fathers with substance use disorders: Fathering in recovery intervention.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2023Trial
- An Examination of the Longer-Term Impact of a Combined Classroom and Parental Intervention on Alcohol-Related Harms and Heavy Episodic Drinking.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2021Trial
- 'I'm Not a Bad Mom, I'm a Sick Mom': Using Photovoice to Examine Parental Recovery Narratives Given Institutional Constraints.Sociology of health & illness · 2025Article
- Family-Focused Prevention and Early Intervention of Substance Use in Pediatric Primary Care Settings.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2024Article
- Self-reported reflective functioning and father-child interactions in a sample of fathers who have used intimate partner violence.Infant mental health journal · 2023Article
- Participation in the Fathering through Change intervention reduces substance use among divorced and separated fathers.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Article
- Improving Parenting Practices Among Fathers Who Misuse Opioids: Fathering Through Change Intervention.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Living Fatherhood in Adults Addicted to Substances: A Qualitative Study of Fathers in Psycho-Rehabilitative Drug Addiction Treatment for Heroin and Cocaine.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Pathways Relating the Neurobiology of Attachment to Drug Addiction.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Residential substance misuse treatment programs for men typically do not integrate treatment for intimate partner violence (IPV) or parenting despite significant overlap between substance misuse, IPV and child maltreatment. A randomized trial compared two fatherhood focused interventions in 6-month residential substance misuse treatment programs. Fathers for Change (F4C) is an integrated intervention targeting IPV and child maltreatment. Dads 'n' Kids (DNK) is a psychoeducational intervention focused on child development and behavioral parenting skills. Sixty-two fathers were randomly assigned to F4C or DNK. They received 12 weeks of individual treatment while in the residential facility and were offered 4 aftercare sessions following discharge. They were assessed prior to treatment, at the time of residential discharge, following completion of the intervention booster sessions, and 3 months following intervention. Overall, both groups showed significant reductions in affect dysregulation, anger, and IPV. F4C fathers showed significantly greater decreases in affect dysregulation problems. There were no significant differences between groups on IPV but men who received F4C may have been less likely to use substances after leaving residential treatment. Integration of fatherhood focused interventions were possible and welcomed by residents at the facilities. F4C showed some benefit over DNK in terms of affect dysregulation symptoms and substance use relapse.
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