Trial reportChild psychiatry and human development2023
The Building Regulation in Dual-Generations Program (BRIDGE): A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Pilot of a Parenting Program for Depressed Mothers of Preschoolers, Matched with Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills.
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Implementing BEAM: An mHealth Tool to Prevent Mental Health Problems and Improve Developmental Outcomes in Young Children
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- DBT skills + parent training for preschool parents with emotion dysregulation and substance misuse.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2026Article
- Advancing family wellbeing through a Massive Online Open Intervention: the LightBEAM program protocol for randomized waitlist control trial {1a}.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Transdiagnostic prevention in youth mental health, Part II: interventions.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Parent and caregiver preferences for eHealth programs.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- How mothers with severe emotion dysregulation use DBT skills in parenting contexts: observational coding of skills use in a DBT skills training group.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2025Article
- Data From the MTurk Parent eHealth Preference Survey: Mental Health Symptoms, Psychosocial Correlates, Service Use, and Preferences.Journal of open psychology data · 2025Article
- Integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills and Parent Training for Dually Dysregulated Parents and Children: An Idiographic Case Study.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2024Article
- Phenotypic Environmental Sensitivity and Mental Health During Pregnancy and Post Partum: Protocol for the Experiences of Pregnancy Longitudinal Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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- The Building Emotional Awareness and Mental health (BEAM) program developed with a community partner for mothers of infants: protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Bridging the Gap: A Secondary Data Analysis of Implementation Outcomes and Symptom Trajectories of an eHealth Mental Health and Parenting Treatment Among Mothers With and Without At-Risk Substance Use.Substance use : research and treatmentArticle
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Early exposure to maternal depression is a key risk factor for child mental illness (MI), but there are limited programs that interrupt intergenerational transmission. The BRIDGE "Building Regulation in Dual Generations" Program treats maternal MI using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills with a paired curriculum that promotes non-reactive and emotionally validating parenting designed to improve child mental health and ultimately prevent MI. The pilot feasibility trial (n = 28 dyads) included mothers and their preschool-aged children. The 20-week program was completed in a group-based format using mixed methods questionnaires and interviews. Results indicate high feasibility and acceptability (86% retention). Consistent improvements were seen across program targets and outcomes including maternal depression (d = 1.02) and child mental health (d = 1.08), with clinically significant symptom reductions for 85% of clients. Mothers with higher adversity exhibited greater reductions in parenting stress. Qualitative results highlighted efficacy in promoting positive parent-child relationships, rewarding parenting experiences, competence, and child development. Evidence suggests high feasibility and accessibility for BRIDGE in addressing intergenerational mental health needs. There was strong satisfaction with the program material and efficacy across key outcomes. BRIDGE holds promise for offering a transdiagnostic approach to preventing child MI in families of at-risk preschool aged children.
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