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Impact of maternal mental health status on child mental health treatment outcome
- Authors:
- RISHEL Carrie W., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 41(1), 2006, pp.1-12.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This American study examined the effect of maternal depression and anxiety on child treatment outcome. Psychiatric assessments were conducted on 180 mother–child pairs when the child entered treatment in a community mental health centre and six months later. Children whose mothers were depressed or anxious were significantly more impaired than children of mentally healthy mothers at both time points. Both groups of children improved at approximately the same rate. The findings suggest that early mental health screening of children and their mothers may be important preventive practices. Addressing the mental health needs of mothers and children simultaneously may be an effective method of reducing their mental health problems.
Use of the Child Behavior Checklist as a diagnostic screening tool in community mental health
- Authors:
- RISHEL Carrie W., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 15(3), May 2005, pp.195-203.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study examines whether the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) can be used as an accurate psychiatric screening tool for children in community mental health settings. Associations, logistic regression models, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis were used to test the predictive relationship between the CBCL and structured interview-derived diagnoses. Associations between CBCL subscales and specific diagnoses were found, replicating results of previous research. Multivariate models and ROC scoring led to correct diagnostic predictions in a large majority of participants. Corresponding sensitivities, however, were deemed inadequate as they indicated that the screen would miss an unacceptably high number of cases. Using the CBCL as a diagnostic screening tool would result in a large number of cases being missed by the screen. Although the CBCL is unlikely to accurately identify children with specific diagnoses, it could be used as a triage tool to inform practitioners if an in-depth structured diagnostic interview is necessary.
The relationship between maternal and child symptom change in community mental health
- Authors:
- RISHEL Carrie W., GREENO Catherine G., ANDERSON Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 44(4), August 2008, pp.289-293.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The mental health of mothers and children are closely linked. This American study examined the relationship between child and maternal symptom change during a period in which children participated in community mental health treatment. Symptom change was measured using the Child Behavior Checklist for children and the Beck Depression Inventory for Mothers. Results indicate that mothers whose children improve in community mental health treatment are significantly more likely to report a reduction in maternal depressive symptoms than mothers whose children do not improve. Implications of these findings for mental health service settings are discussed.