Emotion dysregulation
Conditions
Interventions
MASTER aims to improve the toddler*s emotion regulation problems through
strengthening parental emotion regulation knowledge and skills. The MASTER
training is designed for 1st line care, being rela
MASTER-2: parent-child-therapist sessions with practices with
guidance of the therapist).
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Child's age at enrollment 24-36 months; • Child has a substantially elevated level of emotion dysregulation (normatively highest 30%) as measured with the EDI-YC (>=8) by at least one of the parents; • At least one of the biological parents has been diagnosed with ADHD and is still experiencing clinical levels of ADHD symptoms or is under active treatment for the ADHD symptoms. • Both parents are willing to participate in the intervention.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following exclusion criteria will applied: • Presence of emotion regulation problems that are so severe (ED-YC >= 19, which represent scores more than 2 SD*s higher than the general population) that complex developmental and behavioral problems are present. The child is better helped with more intensive specialist care; • Parent(s) suffer(s) from a disorder that severely limits the capacity to take part in the intervention, e.g. meeting DSM-5 criteria for schizophrenia, psychosis, or severe depression (as indicated by a score of >= 20 on the PHQ-9). In this case the family is better helped when the parent is referred to specialized care; • Insufficient parent capacity as caused by one or more of the following problems: financial uncertainty, housing, health problems. The family is better helped by a broader approach provided by the municipality; • The presence of a concerning parenting situation where there is a supervision order for the child or a trajectory for a supervision order is ongoing; • Current treatment in specialized mental healthcare because of concerns regarding the child*s development or attachment to parents
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures include child and parent functioning as well as parent-child interaction measures. Moreover, we will explore possible mitigating effects on ADHD symptoms at 4.5 and 6.5 years of age as measured with the CBCL and the ADHD section of the DIPA diagnostic interview. Additionally, we will investigate whether changes in ED symptoms in the one parent, predict changes in ED in the other parent. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary intervention parameter: pre-post training change in toddler*s emotion dysregulation as measured with EDI-YC. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed