The effect of family counselling on the mental health of 10-11-year-old children in low- and high-risk families: a longitudinal approach

J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1993 Feb;34(2):155-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1993.tb00977.x.

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of family counselling on the child's mental health in low- and high-risk families. The material consisted of 160 families with a baby born in 1975-76. First, the families were classified with a weighted risk index into low- and high-risk families. Eighty of the families attended a five-year-long family counselling program. The results of a ten year follow-up study showed that both the initial family risk and the counselling made a statistically significant contribution to the 10-11-year-old child's mental health. The counselling had a positive effect both in low- and high-risk families.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Family Therapy*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Life Change Events
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Mental Health*
  • Parents / psychology
  • Pregnancy
  • Prospective Studies
  • Psychology, Child*
  • Risk Factors