Treating Maternal PTSD to Enhance and Reduce Maltreatment Recidivism: Safe Mothers, Safe Children
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the combined interventions, Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) or P-STAIR, for treating maternal PTSD and reducing maltreatment recidivism.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Receiving preventive services at the time of the consent session to participate in the study
• Meeting a severity score of 28 or higher OR probable DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD (PDS-5)
• Having 1-10-year-old child
• Being the legal guardian for the child with physical and legal custody
• Being able to read, write, and speak English or Spanish
⁃ \- Must be a currently or formerly hired Study Clinician or Clinical Director with Safe Mothers, Safe Children.
Locations
United States
New York
McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research
RECRUITING
New York
Contact Information
Primary
Erin A Montion, MA
em5935@nyu.edu
(929) 489-1501
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-05-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-04-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 160
Treatments
Experimental: P-STAIR
Participants will receive 23 weekly individual treatment sessions. Each session will last one hour. P-STAIR is a combination of STAIR and PCIT. STAIR focuses on reduction of PTSD symptoms through enhancement of emotion regulation skills. PCIT focuses on the reduction of negative parenting skills and the increase of positive parenting skills.
Active_comparator: Supportive Counseling
Participants will receive 23 weekly individual treatment sessions. Each session will last one hour. Supportive counseling has been modified to permit non-trauma discussion of parenting problems. Each session is client-directed and clinicians take an unconditionally supportive role.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: New York University