An integrated approach to child psychotherapy with co-parental support: a longitudinal outcome study

Miscioscia, Marina; Simonelli, Alessandra; Svanellini, Lorenza; Sisti, Marta; Sudati, Laura; Brianda, Maria Elena; Battistella, Pier Antonio; Gatta, Michela

doi:10.4081/ripppo.2018.297

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“…In short, the participants appeared to benefit from the therapy. Our results are consistent with previous studies ( Beutler et al, 2012 ; Miscioscia et al, 2018 ) that have noted the effectiveness of integrated psychotherapy. The FBIM follows this tradition by proposing an approach that integrates a psychodynamic reading of the patient’s functioning.…”

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“…The literature on integrated psychotherapies has grown considerably ( Feldman and Feldman, 2005 ). Several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of integrated approaches ( Beutler et al, 2012 ; Miscioscia et al, 2018 ). In Schottenbauer et al’s (2005) review, nine studies showed substantial support, 13, some support, and seven, preliminary support.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Integrated focal psychotherapy: Results from a retrospective study

Gislon¹,

Sattin²,

Cis³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundThe focus-based integrated model (FBIM) is a form of psychotherapy that integrates psychodynamic and cognitive psychotherapy and Erikson’s life cycle model. Although there are many studies on the effectiveness of integrated models of psychotherapy, few have examined the efficacy of FBIM.ObjectiveThis pilot study explores clinical outcome measures concerning individual wellbeing, the presence/absence of symptoms, life functioning, and risk in a cohort of subjects after they received FBIM therapy.MethodsA total of 71 participants were enrolled at the CRF Zapparoli Center in Milan, 66.2% of whom were women (N = 47). The mean age of the total sample was 35.2 years (SD = 12.8). We used the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation–Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) to test treatment efficacy.ResultsThe results revealed that participants improved in all four dimensions of CORE-OM (i.e., wellbeing, symptoms, life functioning, and risk), women improved more than men, and in most cases (64%), the change was clinically reliable.ConclusionThe FBIM model seems to be effective for treating several patients. Most of the participants saw significant changes in symptoms, life functioning, and general wellbeing.

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Integrated focal psychotherapy: Results from a retrospective study

Gislon¹,

Sattin²,

Cis³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…The present project (approved by the local ethical committee-CEP 204 SC) was based on the above-mentioned premises, giving important consideration to the family household during the process of a patient's referral into the Service. The therapeutic approach involving the parents in the treatment considers the family as a structured subsystem and a composite set of different functions and roles, amongst which the roles of parenting, co-parenting, etc (35,36).…”

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Effectiveness of Brief Psychodynamic Therapy With Children and Adolescents: An Outcome Study

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Studies on the effectiveness of child and adolescent psychotherapy treatments provided by the Italian National Health Service lag behind, while the scientific community has rather focused on the value of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapeutic approaches. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a one year psychodynamically-oriented intervention with children and adolescents-aged between 6 and 18 years (M = 12.08, SD = 3.7)-and their parents, carried out in a Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Service (SCIAF), part of the Italian National Health System. Following a psychodiagnostic assessment, two types of therapeutic intervention were offered: children and adolescents allocated to Group 1 (N = 26) were offered individual psychodynamic psychotherapy alone, whilst youths in Group 2 (N = 31) were offered individual psychotherapy, accompanied by parental support. This study examines the effects of this time-limited (12 month) psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapy in terms of improvements in patients' symptoms (measured on the Achenbach's questionnaires: Child Behavior Checklist and Youth Self-Report 11-18). This study also examines the effects of treatment on parents' perception of their family empowerment. This domain is measured on the Family Empowerment Scale (FES). Our findings seem to be partly in line with published studies according to which poor parenting (i.e., characterized by lack of warmth, a rigid and/or negative parenting style, poor monitoring of the children, etc.) would be positively associated with Externalizing problems in childhood. Our preliminary findings suggest that brief psychodynamic therapy seemed to show positive outcomes in both "Internalizing" and "Externalizing" difficulties, accounting for age-related differences, ICD-10 (1) diagnoses, and the types of treatment offered. However, no statistically significant changes were detected in the parents' perceptions of empowerment at 12 months.

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Measuring health-related quality of life measures in children: lessons from a pilot study

Abraham

Edginton

Cottrell

et al. 2022

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There is a debate in the health outcomes literature regarding who the most appropriate respondent is when assessing children’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In some cases, parent-proxy may be the only practical option where children are unable to self-complete an HRQoL questionnaire. However, children’s self-reported values may be preferable because HRQoL is subjective and represents the respondent own perception of health. We collected the youth version of the EQ-5D-3L as part of a feasibility study comparing psychoanalytic child psychotherapy with usual care for children aged 5-11 years with treatment resistant conduct disorders. The questionnaires were completed at baseline and 4-month follow-up by the child via face-to-face researcher administration, and by one parent as a proxy respondent. We present percentages of completion at each time-point and investigate the level of agreement between child and proxy-respondent on the child’s health. About two thirds of children (65.5%) were able to complete the EQ-5D-Y at baseline and 34.4% at follow-up. Children and primary carers were mostly concordant regarding overall child’s health. Parents reported more problems in ‘doing usual activities’ and ‘feeling worried, sad or unhappy’ and fewer problems with ‘pain’ and ‘looking after oneself’ than children did. The reports regarding ‘mobility’ were very similar between children and proxy-respondents. The assessment of quality of life by children using selfreport questionnaires is possible with the help of a face-to-face researcher, providing evidence that children should be asked to self-complete HRQoL questionnaires in trial studies.

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An integrated approach to child psychotherapy with co-parental support: a longitudinal outcome study

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Integrated focal psychotherapy: Results from a retrospective study

Integrated focal psychotherapy: Results from a retrospective study

Effectiveness of Brief Psychodynamic Therapy With Children and Adolescents: An Outcome Study

Measuring health-related quality of life measures in children: lessons from a pilot study

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