B. Peymannia; H. Poursharifi; M. M. Alilou
Volume 20, Issue 2 , December 2013, , Pages 141-160
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of child- parent relation therapy (CPRT) on improvement of conduct disorder symptoms in 8 year-old school children in Ahvaz. A pretest-posttest design with a control group was used in this study. Participants were all parents of 300 students ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of child- parent relation therapy (CPRT) on improvement of conduct disorder symptoms in 8 year-old school children in Ahvaz. A pretest-posttest design with a control group was used in this study. Participants were all parents of 300 students who were at first and second grades. To find and select main subjects, two steps were taken. Firstly, the parents whose children gained scores higher than cut-off score in Conduct Disorder (CBCL) were selected. Secondly, for final selection, the parents were attended in the structured diagnostic interview, based on DSM-IV-TR criteria. Main subjects were finally selected from those parents whose children's disorder symptoms were confirmed through the diagnostic interview. Then, they were divided randomly into experimental (including 15 students) and control groups (including 15 students). The experimental group received child- parent relation therapy (CPRT) and control group received no intervention. The analysis showed that the children of mothers who were in the experimental group had a significant decrease in the symptoms of conduct disorder comparing to the children of mothers in the control group. According to the findings, it seems that the training provided to mothers in treatment sessions like reflective listening, therapeutic limit setting, identifying and responding to the feelings of children, child-centered play therapy and giving choices to children, reduces symptoms of conduct disorder symptoms in children.
