Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing the Circle of Security-parenting (COS-P) with treatment as usual in child mental health services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The quality of a child's attachment to its primary caregiver plays an important role for its long-term socioemotional development. While 'secure' attachment is associated with better outcomes, 'insecure' attachment is associated with a higher risk of externalizing and internalizing symptoms. Children referred to mental health services show much higher rates of insecure attachment than the general population, yet the parent-child relationship is rarely in treatment focus. Attachment quality is closely associated with parental sensitive responsiveness that is target of attachment-based interventions like Circle of Security (COS). COS has shown to improve attachment quality and the well-being of both children and parents. No randomized controlled trials have investigated th

SUBMITTER: Bikic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9041756 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature