SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2023
Interventions Involving Caregivers for Children and Adolescents Following Traumatic Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Parental perceptions of barriers to psychotherapy: a comparison between parents of children with and without reported trauma exposure.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Strengths-Based Programs for Youth at Risk for Toxic Stress: A Scoping Review of Programs Targeting Mental Health, Substance Use, Parenting Skills, and Family Functioning.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Article
- The Prevalence of Stressful Life Events among a Racially Diverse National Sample of Adolescents.Research square · 2026Article
- Grief in Children and Adolescents: A Developmentally Informed Clinical Review With Illustrative Cases.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026Review
- PTSD symptom changes during Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT) in children and adolescents: a Single-Case Experimental Design study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Leveraging family and caregiver support in psychedelic-assisted therapy: considerations for the treatment of adolescents.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Review
- Moving bodies, healing bonds: dyadic embodied psychotherapy in crisis settings.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Child sexual abuse and its determinants among children in Addis Ababa Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- [Advances in the application of digital cognitive behavioral therapy in adolescent mental health issue interventions].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciencesReview
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Abstract
Although treatment guidelines recommend interventions entailing caregiver involvement for children and adolescents following traumatic experiences, evidence on their effectiveness is inconsistent. The present systematic review and meta-analysis considered possible moderators of their effectiveness.
methodEligible studies were (quasi-)randomized controlled trials and efficacy trials published in English or German with participants up to the age of 21 years presenting symptoms of mental disorders due to traumatic experiences. The effectiveness of interventions entailing any kind and extent of caregiver involvement had to be investigated by applying evaluated instruments. PubMed, PsycINFO, ERIC, COCHRANE and PSYNDEX were searched.
resultsA total of 33 studies with 36 independent samples were retrieved. Child- and parent-reports on PTSD, depression, anxiety, ADHD, internalizing, externalizing symptoms and behavior problems were analyzed where available. The pooled effect size is significant and robust at post-treatment for child-reported PTSD, g = - 0.34 (95% CI = - 0.53; - 0.14), parent-reported PTSD, g = - 0.41 (95% CI = - 0.71; - 0.11), child-reported depression, g = - 0.29 (95% CI = - 0.46; - 0.11), child-reported anxiety, g = - 0.25 (95% CI = - 0.42; - 0.08), and parent-reported internalizing symptoms, g = - 0.27 (95% CI = - 0.47; - 0.07). Female sex and fulfilling diagnostic criteria appeared as potential moderators. The only significant effect size at follow-up is found for child-reported PTSD symptoms 12 months post-treatment, g = - 0.37 (95% CI = - 0.67; - 0.07).
conclusionsInterventions entailing caregiver involvement revealed greater symptom reductions than control conditions. Determinants of their effectiveness should be examined further.
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