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Assessing the Coherence of Parents' Short Narratives Regarding their Child Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample Procedure
Published on: September 19, 2019
Targeting parental psychopathology in child anxiety
Hilary B Vidair1, Cassie N Fichter, Kristin L Kunkle
1Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, Long Island University, Post Campus, 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, NY 11548, USA. hilary.vidair@liu.edu
Abstract:
The increased risk of anxiety in children of parents with psychopathology is a significant public health problem, as early-onset is associated with a variety of difficulties later in life. The aim of this article is to determine if treating parents is associated with improvements in child anxiety through the review of both top-down (parent identified for treatment) and family-focused child anxiety treatment studies. The authors present conclusions based on the state of the current literature, discuss implications for research and clinical practice, and propose utilizing a family-based model for treating parental psychopathology, parental behavior, and child anxiety.
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