Psychological interventions targeting mental health and the mother-child relationship in autism: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the efficacy of psychological interventions delivered to mothers of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in improving maternal mental health and the parent-child relationship.

Method

Electronic databases were searched from inception to December 2021. Studies were included if they were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of psychological interventions that targeted maternal mental health (primary outcome) and/or the parent-child relationship (secondary outcome), delivered to mothers of children (mean age < 60 months) with ASD. Meta-analyses of three parent mental health outcomes (stress, depressive symptomatology, and general mental health) and seven parent-child relationship outcomes (parent responsiveness, affect, directiveness, non-directiv

SUBMITTER: Kulasinghe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953452 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature