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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF PARENT-INFANT PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR PARENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND YOUNG INFANTS: Parent-Infant Psychotherapy Randomized Controlled Trial

Fonagy, Peter, Sleed, Michelle, Baradon, Tessa·2016·Infant Mental Health Journal

Abstract

There is a dearth of good-quality research investigating the outcomes of psychoanalytic parent-infant psychotherapy (PIP). This randomized controlled trial investigated the outcomes of PIP for parents with mental health problems who also were experiencing high levels of social adversity and their young infants (<12 months). Dyads were clinically referred and randomly allocated to PIP or a control condition of standard secondary and specialist primary care treatment (n = 38 in each group). Outcomes were assessed at baseline and at 6-month and 12-month follow-ups. The primary outcome was infant development. Secondary outcomes included parent-infant interaction, maternal psychopathology, maternal representations, maternal reflective functioning, and infant attachment. There were no differential effects over time between the groups on measures of infant development, parent-infant interaction, or maternal reflective functioning. Infant attachment classifications, measured only at the 12-month follow-up, did not differ between the groups. There were favorable outcomes over time for the PIP-treated dyads relative to the control group on several measures of maternal mental health, parenting stress, and parental representations of the baby and their relationship. The findings indicate potential benefits of parent-infant psychotherapy for improving mothers' psychological well-being and their representations of their baby and the parent-infant relationship.

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Authors
Fonagy, P., Sleed, M., & Baradon, T.
Affiliations
  • Anna Freud Centre (GB)
  • University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
Corresponding author
Sleed, Michelle
Venue
Infant Mental Health Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-03
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
97-114
ISSN
0163-9641 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2289516537
Cited by
124
References
92
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Infant Mental Health Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Big Lottery Fund
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
parent-infant psychotherapy, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, maternal mental health, infant development, parent-infant interaction, maternal representations, maternal reflective functioning, infant attachment, parental stress, social adversity, young infants
MeSH terms
Adult, Mental Disorders, Child Development, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, Object Attachment, Patient Compliance, Psychotherapy, Socioeconomic Factors, Linear Models, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult

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