Ching, Brian CF;
Bennett, Sophie D;
Rojas, Natalia;
Heyman, Isobel;
Liang, Holan;
Catanzano, Matteo;
Coughtrey, Anna E;
... Shafran, Roz; + view all
(2022)
Feasibility of low-intensity psychological interventions for emotional and behavioural difficulties in children and young people with genetic conditions: a case series.
The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
, 15
, Article e59. 10.1017/S1754470X22000551.
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Abstract
Background: Children with genetic conditions may experience significant mental health difficulties such as anxiety and challenging behaviour. However, understanding of the feasibility and effectiveness of psychological interventions for emotional and behavioural problems in the context of genetic conditions is limited. Low-intensity psychological interventions have demonstrated promise in paediatric populations and may be able to address their mental health difficulties. / Method: A case series design was used to assess the feasibility of low-intensity interventions for emotional and behavioural difficulties in children and young people with genetic conditions recruited from a mental health drop-in centre at a tertiary hospital. Participants received seven weekly sessions with a trained practitioner. The intervention was based on existing modular treatments and evidence-based self-help materials. Feasibility and treatment satisfaction were assessed, as well as measures of symptoms of anxiety and challenging behaviour, treatment goals, and quality of life, at baseline, during treatment, and six-month follow-up. / Results: Five participants received treatment for challenging behaviour, one for anxiety, and one for obsessive compulsive disorder. All participants completed treatment. Clinically significant change in the SDQ Total score was found in three participants. All participants demonstrated progress in goals and symptoms of emotional and behavioural difficulties over the course of treatment. / Conclusions: Low-intensity psychological interventions for emotional and behavioural difficulties in children and young people with genetic conditions is feasible, acceptable, and potentially beneficial. Further research is warranted to examine the effectiveness of the intervention and its use in clinical paediatric settings.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Feasibility of low-intensity psychological interventions for emotional and behavioural difficulties in children and young people with genetic conditions: a case series |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1754470X22000551 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X22000551 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author(s), 2022This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Anxiety, challenging behaviour, guided self-help, long term condition, low-intensity, remote therapy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157759 |
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