Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2020
Condensing parent training: A randomized trial comparing the efficacy of a briefer, more intensive version of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (I-PCIT).
Trial report in Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07161063 (A Program Evaluation of the Brief Family Therapy Program in the York University Psychology Clinic), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Program Evaluation of the Brief Family Therapy Program in the York University Psychology Clinic
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Neighborhood collective efficacy and children and adolescents' externalizing behaviors across development: A systematic review.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Dyadic attachment-based therapies for infants and young children with mental health problems: a scoping review.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Review
- Parenting Under Pressure: The Transformative Impact of PCIT on Caregiver Depression and Anxiety and Child Outcomes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Tele-PCIT: Initial Examination of Internet Delivered PCIT for Young Children with Autism.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Disruptive Behavior: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness in Different Settings.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Internet Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Maternal Guilt in a Child Abuse Case: A Single Case Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Examining the Efficacy of Online Administration of a Time-Limited School Readiness Intervention in the Face of COVID-19.Behavior therapy · 2023Article
- Evidence-Based Treatment in Practice: PCIT Research on Addressing Individual Differences and Diversity Through the Lens of 20 Years of Service.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Review
- The Cost-Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Examining Standard, Intensive, and Group Adaptations.Administration and policy in mental health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe current study examined the comparative efficacy of a more intensive version of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (I-PCIT; 5 days/week over 2 weeks) versus a time-limited weekly PCIT format (1 day/week over 10 weeks) in treating early childhood externalizing behavior problems.
methodUsing a randomized trial design, 60 young children (mean age [
resultsNoninferiority and multivariate repeated-measures analyses indicated comparable improvements across 6 out of 7 observed and parent-reported outcomes, including parenting skills, discipline practices, and child externalizing behavior problems at posttreatment. Comparable treatment gains remained at follow-up, with the caveat that parents in time-limited PCIT reported lower externalizing behavior problems compared with I-PCIT, although both groups were still significantly better compared with pretreatment. Lastly, moderation analyses indicated that parents experiencing high levels of stress benefited more from I-PCIT in terms of decreasing child externalizing behavior compared with time-limited PCIT.
conclusionsI-PCIT appears to be a viable treatment option for families, especially those experiencing high levels of stress, in terms of targeting early externalizing behavior problems within a short period of time. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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