PEDIATRICS Vol. 94 No. 5 November 1994, pp. A70
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COMPARISON OF PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR FAMILIES WITH PARENTAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER

William R. Beardslee MD, Patricia Salt PhD, Katherine Porterfield BA, Phyllis Clarke Rothberg LICSW, Polly van de Velde LICSW, MPH, Susan Swatling LICSW, Lizbeth Hoke PhD, Donna L. Moilanen PhD, and Ingrid Wheelock BA

Twenty families participated in a random assignment trial of two cognitive psychoeducational preventive interventions for families with parental affective disorder. Twelve families were assigned to a clinician-based intervention and eight to a lecture-based intervention, with assessment prior to intervention and an average of 18 weeks following intervention. Both groups were satisfied and believed they received help from the intervention. The clinician-based group was significantly more satisfied overall, and reported significantly more changes in both behaviors and attitudes about their illness from pre- to postintervention. Both groups showed significant decrease in degree of upset over issues of concern from pre- to postintervention. The clinician-based group reported receiving significantly more help with their primary concern. The implications of these findings are discussed.

Key Words: preventive intervention • parental affective disorder • children at risk