Group parenting programmes have been shown to have a
positive impact on the mental health of children and parents in the short term.9 — 12 Positive results have been obtained from randomised controlled trials and other studies with parents of children with clinically defined behaviour disorders, 9,13,14 children at high risk of behaviour problems, 9,15 and to a lesser extent with normal populations.16, 17 They have also been obtained in trials of interventions for parents and children of different ages.18, 19 The number of trials carried out in the UK is small.13, 15,20,21 A recent systematic review concluded that these programmes are effective in the long term, 12 but most of the trials on which this review was based used a waiting list control design, and as a result outcome data are not reported on the control groups beyond 6
positive impact on the mental health
of children and parents in the short term.9 — 12
Positive results have been obtained from randomised controlled trials and other studies with parents of children with clinically defined behaviour disorders, 9,13,14 children at high risk of behaviour problems, 9,15 and to a lesser extent with normal populations.16, 17 They have also been obtained in trials of interventions for parents and children of different ages.18, 19 The number of trials carried out in the UK is small.13, 15,20,21 A recent systematic review concluded that these programmes are effective in the long term, 12 but most of the trials on which this review was based used a waiting list control design, and as a result outcome data are not reported on the control groups beyond 6
Positive results have been obtained from randomised controlled trials and other studies with parents
of children with clinically defined behaviour disorders, 9,13,14 children at
high risk
of behaviour problems, 9,15 and to a lesser extent with normal populations.16, 17 They have also been obtained in trials
of interventions for parents and children
of different ages.18, 19 The
number of trials carried out in the UK is small.13, 15,20,21 A recent systematic
review concluded that these programmes are effective in the long term, 12 but most
of the trials on which this
review was based used a waiting list control design, and as a result outcome data are not reported on the control groups beyond 6 months.