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Consumer feedback following participation in a family-based intervention for youth mental health 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. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads lewis-consumerfeedback-2012.pdf Published version application/pdf 514.90KB 52 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. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30048301 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Psychology Higher Education Research Group Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 06 Sep 2012, 13:10:49 EST Thu, 13 Sep 2012, 14:33:09 EST Thu, 13 Sep 2012, 14:38:09 EST Fri, 14 Sep 2012, 08:22:15 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 41 Abstract Views, 52 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 06 Sep 2012, 13:10:35 EST by Jane Moschetti

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