Probable psychiatric caseness as measured on the general health questionnaire Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental health problems
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 24/10/2007:
1. Treatment As Usual (TAU): this will be the package of care that is normally available to families in their local area. In general, TAU is provided through pr
Sponsors
University College London (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Independently identified by their General Practitioner (GP), health visitor, or another professional as requiring counselling or other mental health services 2. The child is less than 12 months of age 3. Mothers meet probable psychiatric case criteria based on the general health questionnaire (greater than 4/5) (to be assessed by research team) 4. Mothers meet at least one of the following indicators of social exclusion: 4.1. Low income household (eligibility for income support) 4.2. Long term unemployment (greater than 2 years) 4.3. Temporary or overcrowded accommodation (more than two persons per room) 4.4. Single or unpartnered 4.5. Presence of chronic physical illness or disability 4.6. Early childhood history of foster or institutional care 4.7. Social isolation associated with recent relocation 4.8. Less than 20 years of age 4.9. Previous diagnosis of non-psychotic psychiatric illness
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Non-English speaking families 2. Current psychosis 3. Substance abuse disorders or chronic drug dependence 4. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) below 70 5. Infants with any sensory or motor disability that prevents their participation in a standard developmental assessment (e.g. blindness, hearing impairment, cerebral palsy)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Infant well-being, including developmental level and health status | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quality of the parent-child interaction 2. Maternal well-being, including mental health, parenting stress and life outcomes 3. Parental experience of the therapeutic intervention | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed