Study protocol: development and randomized controlled trial of a preventive blended care parenting intervention for parents with PTSD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children of parents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at increased risk of adverse psychological outcomes. An important risk mechanism is impaired parental functioning, including negative parenting behavior, perceived incompetence, and lack of social support. Several parenting interventions for trauma-exposed parents and parents with psychiatric disorders exist, but none have specifically targeted parents with PTSD. Our objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a blended care preventive parenting intervention for parents with PTSD.

Methods

The intervention was adapted from an existing online intervention, KopOpOuders Self-Help. In co-creation with parents with PTSD and partners, the intervention was adapted into KopOpOuders-PTSD, by adding PTSD-sp

SUBMITTER: Meijer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9921412 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature