Hanifah D Abubakar, Hadiza S Galadanci, Zubaida L Farouk
Predictive accuracy of admission cardiotocography as a screening tool for perinatal asphyxia in high-risk parturients in Northern Nigeria
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
parental mental illness pmi common places children high risk developing psychological disorders family talk ft wellknown wholefamily 7session intervention designed reduce risk transgenerational psychopathology however largerscale evaluations ft across limited number settings conducted date cost analyses study aimed assess effectiveness costs delivering ft improving child family psychosocial functioning families pmi within routine mental health settings total 83 families pmi children aged 518 years randomly assigned 21 ratio receive either ft intervention n55 families usual services n28 families across 10 adult child primary care mental health sites ireland parental disorders included anxietydepression 57 bipolar disorder 20 borderline personality disorder 12 posttraumatic stress disorder 8 psychosis 2 detailed assessments parents conducted baseline 6month follow ft led significant improvements family functioning child behaviour 6month follow compared usual services medium effect sizes indicated parent participants lower mental health literacy baseline also showed significant postintervention improvements parents less severe mental illness baseline families partner economic supports reported additional significant postintervention improvements child depressionanxiety parental mental health symptoms cost ft amounted 76150 per family although decreased 41531 recurring costs included findings study conducted within context national programme introduce familyfocused practice ireland demonstrate ft lowcost intervention improved child family psychosocial functioning across different mental health disorders within routine adult child primary care mental health services findings contribute growing evidence base ft provide robust basis inform practice policy development families parental mental illness ireland elsewhere httpswwwisrctncomisrctn13365858 identifier isrctn13365858