Interpersonal Violence, Maternal Perception of Infant Emotion, and Child-Parent Psychotherapy

Bernstein, Rosemary E.; Timmons, Adela C.; Lieberman, Alicia F.

doi:10.1007/s10896-019-00041-7

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“…Thus, if exposure to IPV creates painful experiences that decrease positive emotions about motherhood and disturb an appropriate mother–child bonding [ 19 , 20 , 21 ], the engagement in an educational path in the Center allows to recuperate positive attitudes about motherhood and develop a more functional relationship with the children. Furthermore, the participants started a process of personal change, developing a new perception of themselves not only as mothers, but also as individuals.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Consistently, research has found that maternal reports of IPV are significantly linked to parenting stress and unsupportive parenting [ 17 , 18 ], and parenting stress mediates the effect of IPV on children’s behavioral difficulties [ 18 ]. Furthermore, exposure to IPV may create painful memories that decrease positive attitudes and emotions about motherhood, alter the mental representation of children, and disturb an appropriate mother–child bonding [ 19 , 20 , 21 ].…”

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Intimate Partner Violence and Resilience: The Experience of Women in Mother-Child Assisted Living Centers

Rollero

Speranza

2020

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Research has largely documented the damaging consequences of intimate partner violence. However, the literature presents an important gap in the identification of factors that may strengthen resilience in the victims, especially in the case of mothers and pregnant women. The present study aimed at investigating the experience of abused mothers engaged in an educative path in a Mother–Child Assisted Living Center. A qualitative descriptive methodology was used. Face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of eight women. Four main themes emerged from the interviews: (1) improvement in the mother–child relationship; (2) a process of personal change during the educative path; (3) the rebuilding of trust relationships; and (4) attitudes and hopes toward the future. Taken together, these findings highlight the process of resilience, conceived from a socioecological perspective as the ability to use resources rooted in interconnected systems. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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Intimate Partner Violence and Resilience: The Experience of Women in Mother-Child Assisted Living Centers

Rollero

Speranza

2020

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“…Central to CPP is the use of the caregiver–child relationship as a vehicle to restore and protect the child’s mental health. During this time, caregivers and children work on creating a joint trauma narrative and with the therapist’s help, correcting any maladaptive representations of each other and addressing trauma triggers (Bernstein et al, 2019). In multiple randomized controlled trials (RCTs), CPP has effectively reduced symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reduced PTSD-related avoidance, and increased secure attachment in children and mothers (Lieberman et al, 2006; Toth et al, 2006).…”

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Low Treatment Fidelity as an Indication to Switch Interventions: Pivoting From Child-Parent Psychotherapy to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Early Childhood Trauma

Agazzi

Lozano

Hernandez

2022

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Young children who experience trauma and adverse experiences are at an increased risk of developing an insecure attachment style as well as negative physical and mental health problems. These can include internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems, developmental delay, emotional dysregulation, and aggression. Several evidence-based interventions exist to treat young children with symptoms related to trauma, each with different foundational theories. This article presents the case of a 4-year-old boy with posttraumatic stress disorder who was in the middle of a legal fight between caregivers and transitioning between caregivers’ homes. Initially, therapy began with Child-Parent Psychotherapy to address caregivers’ first concerns. Later, the therapeutical approach was switched to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy due to difficulty with treatment fidelity related to caregivers’ symptoms and conflict. This case demonstrates great improvement in treatment fidelity and subsequently problem behaviors after switching to an intervention that allowed to address behavior management shortcomings in a family with ongoing conflict.

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“…However, most mothers reported child trauma symptoms at clinical levels at the end of treatment. Bernstein et al (2019) conducted a RCT with a group of 113 mothers who had experienced interpersonal violence, and their young children (aged 2-6). The authors tested whether Child-Parent Psychotherapy, a treatment based on psychoanalytic principles, can change biases in mothers' perceptions of their child's facial expressions, and consequently reduce child symptomology.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Evidence-Base for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy With Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Synthesis

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Despite a rich theoretical and clinical history, psychodynamic child and adolescent psychotherapy has been slow to engage in the empirical assessment of its effectiveness. This systematic review aims to provide a narrative synthesis of the evidence base for psychodynamic therapy with children and adolescents. Building on two earlier systematic reviews, which covered the period up to 2017, the current study involved two stages: an updated literature search, covering the period between January 2017 and May 2020, and a narrative synthesis of these new studies with those identified in the earlier reviews. The updated search identified 37 papers (28 distinct studies). When combined with papers identified in the earlier systematic reviews, this resulted in a combined total of 123 papers (82 distinct studies). The narrative synthesis of findings indicates that there is evidence of effectiveness for psychodynamic therapy in treating a wide range of mental health difficulties in children and adolescents. The evidence suggests this approach may be especially effective for internalizing disorders such as depression and anxiety, as well as in the treatment of emerging personality disorders and in the treatment of children who have experience of adversity. Both the quality and quantity of empirical papers in this field has increased over time. However, much of the research demonstrates a range of methodological limitations (small sample sizes, lack of control groups etc.), and only 22 studies were Randomized Controlled Trials. Further high-quality research is needed in order to better understand the effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and young people.

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Interpersonal Violence, Maternal Perception of Infant Emotion, and Child-Parent Psychotherapy

Cited by 14 publications

References 43 publications

Intimate Partner Violence and Resilience: The Experience of Women in Mother-Child Assisted Living Centers

Intimate Partner Violence and Resilience: The Experience of Women in Mother-Child Assisted Living Centers

Low Treatment Fidelity as an Indication to Switch Interventions: Pivoting From Child-Parent Psychotherapy to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Early Childhood Trauma

The Evidence-Base for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy With Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Synthesis

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