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. 2010 Aug;19(3):182-96.

Engaging families into child mental health treatment: updates and special considerations

Geetha Gopalan  1 , Leah Goldstein, Kathryn Klingenstein, Carolyn Sicher, Clair Blake, Mary M McKay
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Engaging families into child mental health treatment: updates and special considerations

Geetha Gopalan et al. J Can Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010 Aug.

Abstract
in English, French

Objective: The current paper reviews recent findings regarding how to conceptualize engagement and factors influencing engagement, treatment attendance rates, and interventions that work.

Method: Research related to the definition of engagement, predictors of engagement and treatment termination, attendance rates, and engaging interventions are summarized as an update to the McKay and Bannon (2004) review.

Results: Despite ongoing advances in evidence-based treatments and dissemination strategies, engaging families into mental health treatment remains a serious challenge. Within the last several years, a number of technological advances and interventions have emerged to address this problem. Families with children who present disruptive behavior challenges and symptoms of trauma are considered in terms of the unique barriers they experience regarding engagement in treatment.

Conclusions: Potential solutions to increase treatment utilization and further research in this area are discussed.

Objectif:: Réviser les récentes conclusions sur la manière de représenter l’engagement des familles; analyser les facteurs qui influent sur cet engagement, sur le respect du traitement; présenter des interventions efficaces.

Méthodologie:: Les travaux de recherche portant sur la définition de l’engagement, les prédicteurs de l’engagement, la décision de mettre fin au traitement, le taux de participation et les interventions sont présentés, résumés, sous forme d’actualisation de l’étude de McKay and Bannon (2004).

Résultats:: Bien que les traitements factuels et la diffusion de l’information progressent constamment, faire participer les familles au traitement des enfants atteints de maladie mentale reste un défi de taille. Au cours des dernières années, les progrès techniques et les interventions ont permis de résoudre de problème. L’étude porte notamment sur les obstacles cliniques particuliers auxquels se heurtent les familles qui participent au traitement d’enfants qui présentent des troubles du comportement et des traumatismes.

Conclusion:: L’article présente les solutions susceptibles d’améliorer la mise en place du traitement et propose des pistes pour la recherche future.

Keywords: child mental health treatment; engagement; service utilization.

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