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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
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Information provided by: | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00149812 |
This study will assess the effectiveness of the "Keeping Families Strong" program (KFS) in avoiding or delaying the onset of psychiatric disorders among children with depressed mothers.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Depression Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Conduct Disorder |
Behavioral: Family Functioning Intervention |
Phase I |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | A Clinic-Based Program for Families of Depressed Mothers |
Estimated Enrollment: | 40 |
Study Start Date: | January 2005 |
Children of depressed mothers are at high risk for developing serious psychiatric disorders. While genetics can account for about 34% of cases of childhood psychiatric disorders, children of depressed parents are at an even greater risk of developing mental disorders. The "Keeping Families Strong" program, or KFS, was built from evidence-based prevention programs. Its goal is to provide educational, cognitive, and behavioral interventions. These interventions are meant to enhance understanding about depression and its effects on families, improve communication within families, enhance social support, increase positive and consistent parenting, and improve child coping. This will likely improve the children's mental health, as well as positively affect the short- and long-term outcomes of parents recovering from a depressive episode. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the KFS program in avoiding or delaying the onset of psychiatric disorders among children with depressed mothers.
This 10-week, open-label program will involve 12 meetings, lasting 2 hours each. The parents and the children will attend separate meetings each week on the same nights. Children are prone to take on their parents' responsibilities to prevent them from becoming depressed. In order to avoid this, the children's meetings will focus on clarifying role responsibilities. There will be two additional follow-up meetings in the 3 months following completion of the program. All caregivers are encouraged to participate, including depressed fathers.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 8 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Anne W. Riley, PhD | ariley@jhsph.edu | |
Contact: Carmen Valdez, PhD | cvaldez@jhsph.edu |
United States, Maryland | |
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Recruiting |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205 | |
Contact: Anne W. Riley, PhD 410-955-2371 ariley@jhsph.edu | |
Contact: Carmen Valdez, PhD 410-955-2371 cvaldez@jhsph.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Anne W. Riley, PhD, BSN |
Principal Investigator: | Anne W. Riley, PhD | Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University |
Study ID Numbers: | R21 MH67861, DSIR 82-SECH |
Study First Received: | September 6, 2005 |
Last Updated: | October 29, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00149812 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Depression Child disruptive behavior Family functioning |
Conduct Disorder Depression Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Depressive Disorder Dyskinesias Behavioral Symptoms Signs and Symptoms |
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Mental Disorders Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood Mood Disorders Hyperkinesis Neurologic Manifestations |
Pathologic Processes Disease Nervous System Diseases |