SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2021
Exploring the Efficacy of Telehealth for Family Therapy Through Systematic, Meta-analytic, and Qualitative Evidence.
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- Outcomes of Best-Practice Guided Digital Mental Health Interventions for Youth and Young Adults with Emerging Symptoms: Part I. A Systematic Review of Socioemotional Outcomes and Recommendations.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- Promoting Mental Health in Parents of Young Children Using eHealth Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- Who Benefits More in Group-Based and Individual Telehealth Parenting Programs: Moderators and Distal Child Outcomes among Military Families.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2026Trial
- Evaluating the Efficacy of the Family Check-Up Online to Improve Parent Mental Health and Family Functioning in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2023Trial
- How Does Providing Telehealth Alter the Delivery of In-Person Therapy?Journal of marital and family therapy · 2026Article
- Designing and Evaluating Digital Mental Health Interventions: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2026Article
- Families' Experience of Family Therapy by Videoconference During the First Lockdown: A Qualitative Study.Family process · 2025Article
- Provider's attitudes towards telehealth and parenting interventions during COVID-19 pandemic: an exploratory cross-sectional study from Brazil and Mexico.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2025Article
- Enhancing Pediatric Outpatient Medical Services Through the Implementation of the Smart Well Child Center Application.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Essential Design Principles for a Family Digital Mental Health Intervention: A Delphi Study.Journal of marital and family therapy · 2025Article
- Virtual Delivery of Parent Coaching Interventions in Early Childhood Mental Health: A Scoping Review.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Systemic therapy informed self-help and paraprofessional training in a naturalistic setting: study protocol of a digital randomised trial.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Impacts of COVID-19 on early childhood mental health.Infant mental health journal · 2025Article
- Comparing Digital Versus Face-to-Face Delivery of Systemic Psychotherapy Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Narrative Review: Revised Principles and Practice Recommendations for Adolescent Substance Use Treatment and Policy.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2025Review
- Feasibility and Acceptability of a Family-Based Telehealth Intervention for Families Impacted by the Child Welfare System: Formative Mixed Methods Evaluation.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
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- Clinician Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators for Delivering Early Integrated Palliative Care via Telehealth.Cancers · 2023Article
- Adapting family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa delivered in the home: A novel approach for improving access to care and generalizability of skill acquisition.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Working Across Differences While Online: Examining the Experience of Facilitating a Virtual Group.International journal for the advancement of counseling · 2023Article
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Abstract
There is a current escalating need for telehealth (TH) options in family mental health services. In the absence of replicated evidence, TH guidelines from peak bodies are largely based on assumptions of the effectiveness of TH methods. New investments in TH would optimally be based in evidence of clinical efficacy. To this end, we conducted three studies in which we (1) systematically reviewed eight professional guidelines for TH family therapy, (2) examined replicated evidence for the efficacy of TH family therapy through systematic review of 20 studies and meta-analyses of 13 effects, and (3) synthesised clinical accommodations to TH methodology from a study of 12 experienced TH family therapists. The studies found (1) a predominant focus in existing TH guidelines on operational matters pertaining to TH and relative neglect of therapeutic process; (2) meta-analyses of efficacy for child behavioural problems (k = 8) and parental depression (k = 5) showed equivalent outcomes in TH and face-to-face therapy and enhanced outcomes in TH relative to treatment as usual, resource provision (i.e. written materials), or wait-list control. Narrative review of 20 studies for a range of relational and mental health outcomes aligned with these findings; and (3) therapists defined clear conditions for enhanced engagement and therapeutic process via TH and reflected on cautions and accommodations for purposes of rapport building and mitigating risk. Given moderate-strong evidence for the efficacy of TH methods of family therapy for a range of conditions, we offer recommendations for future implementation of TH for family therapy.
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