Why Is It Easier to Get Mad Than It Is to Feel Sad? Pilot Study of Regulation-Focused Psychotherapy for Children
Abstract
Objective:
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Results:
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Current Treatment Approaches
Regulation-Focused Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-C)
Methods
Participants
Participant characteristic | Child 1 | Child 2 | Child 3 |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 9 | 5 | 8 |
Race-ethnicity | Black/non-white Hispanic | Black | White |
Medication | No | No | No |
Diagnosisa | ODD, dysthymia | ODD | ODD, enuresis |
Estimated FSIQb | 83 | 95 | 91 |
Prior therapy | Yes | No | Yes |
School type | Public | Public | Public |
Family income | 0–19,999 | 20,000–39,999 | 120,000–139,999 |
Caregiver 1 education | College | Some college | Graduate degree |
Caregiver 2 education | N/A | GED | GED |
Procedures
Measures
Data Analysis
Power analysis.
Cutoff scores for inclusion.
Reliable change index (RCI).
Results
Treatment Compliance
Outcomes
Child | Intake | Completed | Difference | E Δb | Cohen’s dc | RCIc | Classification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 4 | –4 | –.5 | .79 | –1.97 | Recovered |
2 | 19 | 14 | –5 | .5 | .98 | –2.46 | Improved |
3 | 13 | 9 | –4 | –.5 | .79 | –1.97 | Improved |
Mean | 13.33 | 9 | –4.33 | –.17 | .85 |
Child | Scale | Intake | Completed | Difference | Cohen’s d | RCI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Emotion Regulation | 19 | 21 | 2 | .42 | 2.00 |
1 | Lability and Negativity | 31 | 31 | 0 | .00 | 0 |
2 | Emotion Regulation | 21 | 24 | 3 | .64 | 3.00 |
2 | Lability and Negativity | 33 | 30 | –3 | .64 | –7.32 |
3 | Emotion Regulation | 26 | 31 | 5 | 1.06 | 5.00 |
3 | Lability and Negativity | 34 | 26 | –8 | 1.70 | –19.51 |
Time point | N | Mean | SD | Range |
---|---|---|---|---|
Intake | 3 | 13.33 | 5.51 | 8–19 |
End of treatment | 3 | 9.00 | 5.00 | 4–14 |
3-month follow-up | 3 | 5.33 | 5.13 | 1–11 |
6-month follow-up | 2 | 6.00 | 2.83 | 4–8 |
Parents’ Experiences of RFP-C
Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Supplementary Material
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