Authors
Irwin Sandler, Tim S Ayers, Jenn-Yun Tein, Sharlene Wolchik, Roger Millsap, Seik Toon Khoo, Debra Kaplan, Yue Ma, Linda Luecken, Erin Schoenfelder, Stefany Coxe
Publication date
2010/10/4
Journal
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Volume
164
Issue
10
Pages
907-914
Publisher
American Medical Association
Description
Objective
To evaluate the efficacy of the Family Bereavement Program (FBP) to prevent mental health problems in parentally bereaved youths and their parents 6 years later.
Design
Randomized controlled trial.
Setting
Arizona State University Prevention Research Center from November 2002 to July 2005.
Participants
Two hundred eighteen bereaved youths (89.34% of 244 enrolled in the trial 6 years earlier) and 113 spousally bereaved parents.
Interventions
The FBP includes 12 group sessions for caregivers and youths; the literature control (LC) condition includes bereavement books for youths and caregivers.
Main Outcome Measures
Comparisons of youths in the FBP and LC on a measure of mental disorder diagnosis, 5 measures of mental health problems, and 4 measures of competent functioning; and comparisons of spousally bereaved parents on 2 measures of mental health problems.
Results
Youths in the FBP …
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