Interventions addressing infant mental health problems

Barnes, Jacqueline

doi:10.1002/chi.793

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“…One programme offered participants financial incentives in the form of a small stipend and still reported an attrition rate of 20% (Heinrichs and Jensen-Doss, 2010). Many articles discussed the important role that the facilitator played in the success of the programme, with several authors specifically identifying that male facilitators increased the engagement and ongoing participation of fathers (Barnes, 2003;Doherty et al, 2006;Fagan, 2008;Friedewald, 2007;McMillan et al, 2009;Potter and Carpenter, 2010).…”

Section: Participant/parent Engagement Attrition and Reachmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…The majority of these reviews looked at literature that focused on targeted populations such as low-income families or teen mothers, included a component of home visiting, or focused on a very specific topic area (e.g., infant feeding or reducing infant crying). Individual or 1:1 parenting education programmes, such as home visiting, have been reviewed extensively and while most of these reviews find that well-designed home visiting programmes are efficacious across a range of child developmental outcomes, they are expensive to implement and challenge the fiscal realities of a publicly-funded system with limited resources (Barnes, 2003;Benzies et al, 2008;Olds and Kitzman, 1993;Olds et al, 2007). For example, in the Region of Peel in Ontario, Canada anticipated over 17,500 births in 2012.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Parent education interventions designed to support the transition to parenthood: A realist review

Gilmer

Buchan

Letourneau

et al. 2016

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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It is unlikely that a single standardized format or programme will meet all the specific learning needs of parents. Multiple approaches that will allow people to access information or education at a time and in a format that suits them may be of value. The importance of the transition to parenthood and its impact on parent and child wellbeing warrant careful consideration of current programming and careful evaluation of future initiatives.

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Section: Participant/parent Engagement Attrition and Reachmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Parent education interventions designed to support the transition to parenthood: A realist review

Gilmer

Buchan

Letourneau

et al. 2016

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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“…However, classification and identification of infant mental health problems, and sensitively probing about emotional difficulties very early on may help implementation of interventions whilst assessing parental willingness to engage with such a process. A substantial number of interventions relevant to infant mental health are available (Barnes, 2003). Appropriate interventions, such as Video Interaction Guidance (Svanberg, Mennet & Spieker, 2010), parenting programmes (Hiscock et al, 2008) and home-based interventions (Olds, Sadler & Kitzman, 2007) could be directed to families with infants whose behaviour is challenging, those with a difficult temperament or those who cry excessively and/or are difficult to soothe (Douglas & Hill, 2011).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measurement Issues: Measures of infant mental health

Szaniecki

Barnes

2015

Child Adoles Ment Health

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SummaryBackground: Emotional and behavioural problems emerging in very young children can represent a challenge to the child and family and warrant early identification and appropriate support or intervention. Diagnostic systems are being developed that allow for specific difficulties to be identified and this review summarises them. The review describes the psychometric properties and potential for use in clinical practice of a range of instruments and methods that are available to identify infant mental health difficulties, and which may be suitable for use in primary care settings, including observations, questionnaires and checklists.Conclusions: While debate continues about whether infant mental health problems can or should be identified, the use of standardised tools may help clinicians to compare observations of infants so that those emerging as atypical can receive additional attention, reflecting a more targeted approach to primary care services (DH 2009;DH 2010).Keywords: infancy, measurement, mental health, assessment. Key practitioner messages:2  Infant mental health is a complex developmental area and attempts to create classification or diagnostic systems are still ongoing and subject to debate. However, they can provide a useful framework for clinicians. There have been challenges to the identification of early-onset mental health problems related to stigma and the possibility that problems may be transient. Infant emotional and behavioural difficulties are strongly related to the environment and in particular to parental behaviour and the dynamics intrinsic to infant-parent relationships. A range of assessment methods is available including structured and semistructured interviews, questionnaires, checklists, and methods that look at the nature of parent-infant relationships. Many of the most robust methods, such as observational strategies, require extensive training to administer and code and are more applicable for research than routine practice. Structured checklists such as the ASQ-SE and the BITSEA are among those with good potential for use in primary care practice.

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“…Factors identified as critical in engaging vulnerable families with services include (Barnes 2003;Herceg 2005) the following: Studies predominantly focus on the effectiveness for clients who use a service, rather than for larger populations in need.…”

Section: Evidence Basementioning

confidence: 99%