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ArticleFrontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry2025

Cooperative parent mediated therapy for Italian children with autism spectrum disorder: a clinical experimental study in a community healthcare service in Italy.

Alessandra Carta, Laura Casula, Salvatorica Manca, Mariangela Valentina Puci, Giuseppina Puseddu, Elisa Fucà, Giovanni Sotgiu, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Sotgiu, Giovanni Valeri

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Article in Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Alessandra Carta *Unit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Laura Casula *Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Salvatorica MancaComplex Operating Unit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services of Sassari, San Camillo, Sassari, Italy.
Mariangela Valentina PuciClinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Giuseppina PusedduUnit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Elisa FucàChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni SotgiuClinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Stefano VicariChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Stefano SotgiuUnit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Giovanni ValeriChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

Introduction: This Clinical Experimental Study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Cooperative Parent Mediated therapy (CPMT), a targeted parent-coaching program for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), in Community Healthcare Service in Italy. Methods: Forty children with ASD and their parents were randomly assigned to treatment conditions: the Control group received Individual Treatment As Usual (TAU Control group); while CPMT group received weekly parent-child sessions in addition to Individual TAU. Primary blinded outcomes were 6-months post-intervention change in parent-child interaction scores. Secondary outcomes included ASD symptom severity, adaptive functioning and parental stress levels. Baseline and post-treatment evaluations, at 6 months of follow up, were performed by an independent team. Results: CPMT group showed significant add-on benefits on parent-child interactions, severity of autism symptoms, adaptive skills and parental stress level. Discussion: This study provides preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of the CPMT model also in community services, representing a further step forward in research on the implementation of therapy for ASD in community healthcare service.

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additional therapeutic effectsautism spectrum disordercommunity healthcare serviceneurodevelopmental disordersparent-child interaction

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PMCPMC12259642

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