Prevention programmes for children of parents with a mood/anxiety disorder: Systematic review of existing programmes and meta-analysis of their efficacy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To systematically describe the characteristics and techniques of prevention programmes for children of parents with mood/anxiety disorders. In addition, recruitment approaches and difficulties were identified and a meta-analysis was conducted to examine the efficacy of these prevention programmes.

Methods

Randomized controlled trials assessing the efficacy of a prevention programme for children (6-25 years) of parents with mood and/or anxiety disorders were included. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, PsychINFO, and CENTRAL from the earliest record to March 2019. In addition, programme manuals of identified prevention programmes were requested for a content analysis.

Results

Twenty-two articles containing eight unique prevention program

SUBMITTER: Havinga PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8248072 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature