The relationship between parental anxiety, depression and distress and their child\u27s social competency, behavior and emotional regulation in a children\u27s partial hospital program
This study investigated the effect female caretaker psychopathology had on their child\u27s treatment gains in the Children\u27s Intensive Emotional Behavioral Day Program of the Children\u27s Hospital of Philadelphia. The sample consisted of 31 children and 31 female caretakers. The female caretakers\u27 symptoms of psychopathology were measured by using the SCL-90-R Checklist and the children\u27s behaviors were measured by using the Conners\u27 Teacher Rating Scale. The results of this study were termed important since the number of children with behavioral and emotional problems is increasing and the treatment being provided seems to be lacking. It was hoped that the study would provide researchers and clinicians with information that would act as a tool in providing the most appropriate treatment for children. The purpose of this study was to provide insight into the effects caretaker anxiety, depression and distress had on their child\u27s improvement in a partial hospital program in the areas of social skills, oppositional behavior, and emotional lability. Results indicated that female caretaker psychopathology had no effect on the child\u27s treatment gains in an emotional and behavioral program
