Mild Intellectual Disability (ID), Mental Illness, Substance use disorder, psychopathology in parents
Conditions
Interventions
'You are okay':
An existing evidence-based support group-intervention for children of parents with a mental illness or substance use disorder was adapted to the needs of children with mild ID. In thi
Sponsors
Initiator:
Pluryn Research & Development
Postbus 53
6500AB Nijmegen
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Youngsters between ten and twenty years old with a mild intellectual disability. - At least one of the parents has mental health problems or a substance use disorder. The parent recognizes these problems. - When youngsters are in any kind of treatment facility or residental care, their lives should have reached some stability in order to be able to reflect on their parent’s illness. Hence, we only include youngsters in this study who are at least one year in treatment .
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Youngsters who have severe emotional or behavioral problems which impede participation in a group intervention. - Presence of a crisis situation - Risk for loyalty conflicts between children and parents (e.g. parent is aversive about the child discussing the parent’s illness with others).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feelings of competence in children Emotional and behavioural problems in children | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Social support in children and parents Feelings of parental competence Involvement of parents with their child Parenting behaviour | — |
Contacts
Public ContactIvon Riemersma
Pluryn Research & Development Postbus 53
Outcome results
None listed