Randomised feasibility trial of the helping families programme-modified: an intensive parenting intervention for parents affected by severe personality difficulties.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Specialist parenting intervention could improve coexistent parenting and child mental health difficulties of parents affected by severe personality difficulties.

Objective

Conduct a feasibility trial of Helping Families Programme-Modified (HFP-M), a specialist parenting intervention.

Design

Pragmatic, mixed-methods trial, 1:1 random allocation, assessing feasibility, intervention acceptability and outcome estimates.

Settings

Two National Health Service health trusts and local authority children's social care.

Participants

Parents: (i) primary caregiver, (ii) 18 to 65 years, (iii) severe personality difficulties, (iv) proficient English and (v) capacity for consent. Child: (i) 3 to 11 years, (ii) living with index parent and (iii) significant e

SUBMITTER: Day C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045220 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature