Promoting Children's Mental Health: The European Early Promotion Project (EEPP)

Davis, Hilton; Tsiantis, John

doi:10.1080/14623730.2005.9721946

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“…All the infants recruited were full term and healthy born. The EEPP study has been described in detail elsewhere [38,39]. The assessments were made when the infants were 4-11 weeks old (T1), 2 years old (T2) and 5 years (T3).…”

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Predicting Internalizing and Externalizing Problems at Five Years by Child and Parental Factors in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Mäntymaa

Puura

Luoma

et al. 2011

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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This study examined child and parental factors in infancy and toddlerhood predicting subclinical or clinical levels of internalizing and externalizing problems at 5 years of age. Ninety-six children and their families participated. They were assessed when the children were 4-10 weeks old (T1), 2 years (T2) and 5 years old (T3). Child risks (difficult temperament, health problems, early emotional and behavioral problems), parental risks (psychopathology, parenting stress and perception of the child) and family risks (socio-economic status, quality of marital relationship and family violence) were examined. At 5 years, internalizing problems were predicted by family violence during the child's infancy and parenting stress at age 2. Externalizing problems were predicted by psychiatric problems of the mother before pregnancy and child's externalizing problems at 2 years of age. When interventions aiming at preventing emotional and behavioral problems in children are considered, these issues should be recognized early and effective intervention initiated.

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Predicting Internalizing and Externalizing Problems at Five Years by Child and Parental Factors in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Mäntymaa

Puura

Luoma

et al. 2011

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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“…In Finland, the study was conducted in Tampere, and the Ethics Committee of the social and welfare services of the City of Tampere approved the study. The EEPP study and the results of the intervention have been described in detail elsewhere (Davis & Tsiantis, ; Puura et al., ; Puura et al., ).…”

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Shared Pleasure in Early Mother-Infant Interaction: Predicting Lower Levels of Emotional and Behavioral Problems in the Child and Protecting Against the Influence of Parental Psychopathology

Mäntymaa

Puura

Luoma

et al. 2015

Infant Ment. Health J.

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Shared pleasure (SP) was analyzed in fifty-eight 2-month-old infants and their mothers in face-to-face interaction (T1, at 2 months). The association of SP with child's emotional and behavioral outcome at 2 years (T2) was examined. SP as a possible protecting factor in the presence of parental psychopathology also was studied. Mean duration of SP moments (SP-MD) was related to subsequent socioemotional outcome of the child: Infants of dyads with longer SP-MD showed fewer internalizing and externalizing problems 2 years later. In hierarchical linear regressions, SP-MD uniquely and significantly contributed to internalizing problems after adjusting for infant and maternal factors and mother's interactive behavior. SP protected the child against the influence of parental psychopathology. Father's mental health problems during the follow-up increased the child's risk for higher externalizing and internalizing problems, but only among children with short SP-MD at T1. Internalizing symptoms at T2 increased when moving from the category "no mental health problems" to "mental health problems in one parent" and further to "mental health problems in both parents," but this increase was found only among those with short SP-MD at T1. SP in parent-child interaction is an important feature that fosters positive psychological development and moderates the health effects of other risks such as parental psychopathology.

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“…The Early Childhood Development Training Program was developed over a 1-year period by the first author after a comprehensive study of existing programs in different countries, [3][4][5][6][7][8]30,31,37,38 visits to the European Early Promotion Project 5 and Sure Start 4 in England, consultations with experts in Turkey and around the world, and focus groups with pediatricians, PHPs, medical and nurse-midwifery students, parents of young children and children with developmental difficulties. The training program was developed for a mixed group of GP physicians and nurse-midwives as they constitute a team in child health, and their baseline level of knowledge and experience in concepts related to child development was believed to be comparable.…”

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“…For decades, high-income countries have redefined health care systems to include the promotion of child development and the prevention, early identification, and management of developmental difficulties. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Until recently, in low-and middle-income (LAMI) countries, health care systems have focused on improving childhood survival and physical health. 10 However, childhood mortality is falling in LAMI countries, and there is an increased international emphasis on promoting child development and addressing developmental difficulties within health systems.…”

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Addressing Early Childhood Development in Primary Health Care: Experience from a Middle-Income Country

Ertem¹,

Pekcici²,

Gok³

et al. 2009

Journal of Developmental &Amp; Behavioral Pediatrics

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In Turkey and potentially other countries with similar health systems, short-term inservice training on child development can improve primary health providers' knowledge, perceived competence and skills related to child development. To decrease the disparities between high- and low- and middle-income countries in addressing child development, significant barriers within health systems need to be identified and addressed.

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Promoting Children's Mental Health: The European Early Promotion Project (EEPP)

Cited by 17 publications

References 53 publications

Predicting Internalizing and Externalizing Problems at Five Years by Child and Parental Factors in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Predicting Internalizing and Externalizing Problems at Five Years by Child and Parental Factors in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Shared Pleasure in Early Mother-Infant Interaction: Predicting Lower Levels of Emotional and Behavioral Problems in the Child and Protecting Against the Influence of Parental Psychopathology

Addressing Early Childhood Development in Primary Health Care: Experience from a Middle-Income Country

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