Physical punishment and/or coercive discipline
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Child aged from 4 to under 18 years old with physically abused experiences. 2.The child has been separated from his/her parents and under the foster care system. 3.Caregivers and the child, including physical abuse perpetrators, can participate in treatment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following conditions are recognized in the child and/or caregivers. 1.Comorbidity of active psychotic symptoms and/or substance abuse. 2.Presence of severe depressive symptoms and/or self-injurious behaviors. 3.Presence of severe self-injury and others injury. 4.Presence of oppositional attitude, aggression and/or illegal actions. 5.Apparent developmental disorder or severe mental retardation. 6.Receiving psychotherapy outside of the study. 7.Caregiver is a perpetrator of sexual abuse for the child. 8.Presence of domestic violence in the family. 9.Presence of severe PTSD symptoms of the child.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The quality of parenting mesured by the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire at pre and post treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Positive and negative parenting measured by the PNPS, Depressive symptoms of caregivers measured by BDI-2, Depression/anxiety/anger/PTSD symptoms/dissociation of children measured by TSCC-A, Emotional and behavioral problems of children measured by SDQ | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hyogo Institute for Traumatic Stress Research Division