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Article: Scientists at University of Queensland detail research in mental illness in children.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- March 18, 2009
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Research findings, 'Evaluation of a resilience-based intervention for children of parents with mental illness,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Australia, "The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a group psychosocial intervention for children (aged 12-18) of a parent with mental illness (copmi). A treatment and waitlist-control design study with pre-and post-treatment, and 8 week follow up, was carried out."
"The treatment (n=27) and control (n=17) groups were compared on three groups of dependent variables: intervention targets (mental health literacy, connectedness, coping strategies), adjustment ...