Open AccessConnection During COVID-19: Pilot Study of a Telehealth Group Parenting Intervention
Author(s) -
Amanda Zayde,
Anna Kilbride,
Audrey Kucer,
Henry A. Willis,
Adella Nikitiades,
Jonathan E. Alpert,
Vilma Gabbay
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
american journal of psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.284
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2575-6559
pISSN - 0002-9564
DOI - 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210005
Subject(s) - telehealth , psychological intervention , mental health , distress , psychoeducation , mood , anxiety , psychology , clinical psychology , intervention (counseling) , medicine , psychiatry , telemedicine , health care , economics , economic growth
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in considerable stress for families, placing parents at risk for heightened psychological distress, while prompting widespread changes in mental health service delivery. This study evaluated treatment engagement, acceptability, and psychiatric distress among participants in the telehealth adaptation of the Connecting and Reflecting Experience (CARE) program after the onset of COVID-19.