Treating Maternal PTSD to Enhance and Reduce Maltreatment Recidivism: Safe Mothers, Safe Children
New York University
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.
Description
This study is a two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT): P-STAIR (23 sessions) vs. supportive counseling (SC) (23 sessions). Eligible cases are randomized to P-STAIR and SC in a 1:1 ratio. Participants will be mothers receiving family preservation services (FPS), with a child in the age range of 1-10 years old, and PTSD (with/without depression). Symptom progress will be measured at pre-treatment, two in-treatment assessments (9 weeks and 16 weeks), post-treatment, and at a 6-month follow-up. Study clinicians who deliver the study interventions are also considered participants in SMSC. They…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria (mothers): * 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 Exclusion Criteria (mothers): * Having suicidal ideation present in the past month prior to pre-assessment or reports of a suicide attempt in the past year (SCID-5) * Meeting a diagnosis of severe substance or alco…
Interventions
- BehavioralP-STAIR
PCIT+ STAIR
- BehavioralSupportive Counseling
Non-trauma focused psychotherapy
Location
- McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and ResearchNew York, New York