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Lewis, Andrew J., Bertino, Melanie D., Robertson, Narelle, Knight, Tess and Toumbourou, John W. 2012, Consumer feedback following participation in a family-based intervention for youth mental health, Depression research and treatment, vol. 2012, Article ID 235646, pp. 1-8.

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Title Consumer feedback following participation in a family-based intervention for youth mental health
Author(s) Lewis, Andrew J.
Bertino, Melanie D.
Robertson, Narelle
Knight, Tess
Toumbourou, John W.
Journal name Depression research and treatment
Volume number 2012
Season Article ID 235646
Start page 1
End page 8
Total pages 8
Publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Place of publication New York, N.Y.
Publication date 2012
ISSN 2090-1321
Keyword(s) youth
mental health
family-based intervention
Summary Background. This paper presents findings derived from consumer feedback, following a multicentre randomised controlled trial for adolescent mental health problems and substance misuse. The paper focuses on the implementation of a family-based intervention, including fidelity of delivery, family members’ experiences, and their suggestions for program improvements.
Methods. Qualitative and quantitative data ( 𝑛 = 2 1 ) were drawn from the Deakin Family Options trial consumer focus groups, which occurred six months after the completion of the trial. Consumer focus groups were held in both metropolitan and regional locations in Victoria, Australia.
Findings. Overall reductions in parental isolation, increases in parental self-care, and increased separation/individuation were the key therapeutic features of the intervention. Sharing family experiences with other parents was a key supportive factor, which improved parenting confidence and efficacy and potentially reduced family conflict. Consumer feedback also led to further development of the intervention, with a greater focus on aiding parents to engage adolescents in services and addressing family factors related to adolescent’s mood and anxiety symptoms.
Conclusions. Participant feedback provides valuable qualitative data, to monitor the fidelity of treatment implementation within a trial, to confirm predictions about the effective mechanisms of an intervention, and to inform the development of new interventions.
Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner.
Language eng
Field of Research 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 920410 Mental Health
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2012, Andrew J. Lewis et al.
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