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A Systematic Review of Infant Mental Health Prevention and Treatment Programs

Megan M Hare1, Taylor D Landis1, Melissa L Hernandez1

  • 1Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University.

Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
|April 29, 2024
PubMed

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Few programs effectively support infant mental health (IMH). This review found only two evidence-based programs for IMH and parent-infant relationships, highlighting a critical gap in interventions for early childhood.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Public Health Interventions

Background:

  • Existing research lacks systematic reviews on program-level impacts on infant mental health (IMH).
  • A comprehensive understanding of evidence-based interventions for early childhood is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review prevention and treatment programs for infant mental health outcomes.
  • To classify programs by empirical support and identify research gaps.
  • To inform future mental health intervention science for children aged 0-2 years.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of over 121,341 publications.
  • Inclusion criteria focused on programs targeting infant mental health or parent-infant relationships.
  • Programs classified by level of scientific evidence.

Main Results:

  • 60 programs met inclusion criteria.
  • 29 programs (48.33%) were classified as 'promising'.
  • Only 6 programs (10.0%) were 'effective', and just 2 (3.33%) were 'evidence-based' for IMH or parent-infant attachment.

Conclusions:

  • A significant gap exists in evidence-based prevention and treatment programs for infant mental health.
  • Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up and Video-feedback Intervention Parenting Program are the only identified evidence-based programs.
  • Further research and dissemination efforts are crucial for advancing IMH interventions.

Keywords:
infancymental healthparenting programpreventiontreatment

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