Families in the Frontline 1.0: An Evaluation Study of Multi-Family Therapy (MFT) for Veteran Families
Recruiting
- Conditions
- itzendgerelateerd gezinsdisfunctioneren bij veteranengezinnenSevere affected deployment-related family functioning within veteran families
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON46428
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
1. Parents aged >18
2. One parent is being deployed (i.e. is a veteran)
3. Family disfunctioning: the totalscore on the SCORE-15 (a family functioning measure), as filled in by the veteran, is 37.5 or above
4. Parents having at least one child living with them (aged <18)
5. Veterans attribute the family problems to the deployment
Exclusion Criteria
1. Acute suicidality according to the DSM-5
2. Current psychotic disorder
3. Current abuse of partner or child(ren)
4. Neurological-, physical-, cognitive-, or intellectual deficits among a family member which interferes with MFT group participation.
5. Families receiving any form of couple, family, or parenting related therapy
6. Both parents have been deployed.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Family functioning as measured using the SCORE-15 which is filled in by the<br /><br>veteran.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secundary measures include family indices (family functioning as noted by the<br /><br>partner, child functioning reported by both parents, and couple functioning as<br /><br>noted by both parents) and outcomes on the level of the individual veteran<br /><br>(PTSD symptomatology, emotion regulation, and mentalization).</p><br>