Involving Parents in Child Mental Health Treatments: Survey of Clinician Practices and Variables in Decision Making

CONCLUSIONS: Findings regarding use of parent involvement stratified by common childhood disorder were not surprising, given the behavioral and treatment complexities of oppositional defiant or conduct disorder. Clinicians often reported parents' stress level and interest in working with the clinician as influencing decision making, reflecting the importance of lesser researched decision variables. The relatively limited influence of training on decision making suggests the need for better parent involvement education for clinicians treating children.PMID:37114350 | DOI:10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20220025
Source: American Journal of Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research