Does parent management training for children with externalizing problem behavior in routine care result in clinically significant changes?
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Christopher Hautmann1, Petra Stein, Charlotte Hanisch
1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Abstract:
The clinical significance of a parent management training that is part of the Prevention Program for Externalizing Problem Behavior (PEP) was assessed in an effectiveness trial. Parent management training was offered under routine care conditions in a setting where a high proportion of children were expected to show clinically relevant symptoms of externalizing problem behavior. At the beginning of the study, 32.6% to 60.7% of children were classified as clinical cases (dysfunctional) on three outcome measures of child behavior problems. Three months after treatment, 24.8% to 60.4% of children were judged to be recovered. Parent management training can result in clinically significant changes in children with externalizing behavior problems.
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