Parent-focused interventions delivered in the inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry setting: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Psychiatric hospitalization of a child or adolescent is a highly stressful time for parents, who play a central role in their child's mental illness and recovery. Little is known of evidence-based interventions to support parents during their child's admission. This scoping review aims to examine the evidence for existing parent-focused interventions in the acute inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry setting. A literature search was conducted across six databases. Three authors were involved in screening and data extraction procedures. Results were categorized by (1) intervention format, (2) intervention content and treatment targets, (3) feasibility outcomes, and (4) parent outcomes. Nine studies encompassing 9 interventions were included in the final review. Interventions included pa

SUBMITTER: Hsiung KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12436988 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature