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Effects of Systemic Therapy on Mental Health of Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis.
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Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 [J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol] 2017 Nov-Dec; Vol. 46 (6), pp. 880-894. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Oct 14. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Systemic therapy is a frequently used form of psychotherapy for the treatment of mental disorders in children and adolescents. The present study reports the results of the first meta-analysis on the effects of systemic treatment of mental disorders and behavior problems in children and adolescents. Based on systematic search in electronic databases (PsycINFO, Psyndex, PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, CINAHL), k = 56 randomized, controlled trials met the inclusion criteria. We computed a random-effects meta-analysis. Systemic therapy showed small-to-medium effects in comparison with an untreated control group (posttest: k = 7, g = .59 standard deviation units, follow-up: k = 2, g = .27) and alternative treatment (posttest: k = 43, g = .32, follow-up: k = 38, g = .28). At follow-up, longer interventions produced larger effect sizes. No other moderator effects were identified. Although available randomized, controlled trials show convincing results, their effects refer to a limited number of systemic approaches and mental disorders, and also pertain to adolescents rather than younger children. Thus, more research is needed before more general conclusions about the effects of systemic therapy can be drawn.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Health standards
Psychotherapy methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1537-4424
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26467300
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2015.1063427