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Relational Psychotherapy Mothers’ Group: A developmentally informed intervention for at-risk mothers

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LUTHAR, SUNIYA S., SUCHMAN, NANCY E.·2000·Development and Psychopathology
DOI 10.1017/s0954579400002078PMC PMC3313648
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The Relational Psychotherapy Mothers' Group (RPMG), a developmentally informed, supportive psychotherapy designed to serve heroin-addicted mothers with children up to 16 years of age, aims at addressing psychosocial vulnerabilities, and facilitating optimal parenting, among at-risk mothers. We present preliminary evidence on the efficacy of RPMG as an “add on” treatment in comparison with standard methadone counseling alone. At the end of the 24-week treatment period, mothers receiving RPMG plus standard methadone counseling demonstrated lower levels of risk for child maltreatment, greater involvement with their children, and more positive psychosocial adjustment than women who received methadone counseling alone. Children of RPMG participants also reflected fewer problems in multiple areas. At 6 months posttreatment, RPMG recipients continued to be at a relative advantage, although the magnitude of group differences was often attenuated. Notably, urinalyses indicated that RPMG mothers showed greater improvements in levels of opioid use over time than comparison mothers.

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  • RPMG is a brief relational program suitable beyond early childhood and has been used with children as old as 18.

    “RPMG (Luthar & Suchman, 2000; Luthar et al., 2007), is another brief relational intervention that is appropriate beyond early childhood and has been used with children up to age 18.”

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  • RPMG has been tested in two RCTs; attachment was not measured, but the program was linked to lower maltreatment risk and better child socio-emotional functioning.

    “Another group relational intervention, Relational Psychotherapy Mother’s Group (RPMG; Luthar & Suchman, 2000; Luthar et al., 2007), has been evaluated in two RCTs. Although attachment was not assessed as a post-treatment outcome, RPMG was associated with other improvements including reduced risk for child maltreatment and improved child socio-emotional functioning”

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Authors
LUTHAR, S. S., & SUCHMAN, N. E.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University (US)
  • Yale University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Development and Psychopathology
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2000-06
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
235-253
ISSN
  • 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-2198
DOI
10.1017/s0954579400002078
PMC
PMC3313648
OpenAlex
W2171359398
Cited by
138
References
59
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FWCI
5.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
  • Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA010726, R01-DA10726, R01DA011498, P50DA009241, K21DA000202, P50-DA-0-9241)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
Keywords
heroin addiction, methadone maintenance treatment, child maltreatment risk, parenting, mother-child relationship, child psychosocial adjustment, opioid use, group therapy, high-risk mothers
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heroin Dependence, Humans, Infant, Male, Methadone, Mothers, Personality Development, Pilot Projects, Psychotherapy, Group, Risk Factors, Child of Impaired Parents, Parenting

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