Cochrane · systematic review · CD010534
Parent‐infant psychotherapy for improving parental and infant mental health
Barlow, J, Bennett, C, Midgley, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning ProblemsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
12
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 50%Low 6 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Parent‐infant psychotherapy versus control for improving parental and infant mental health: parent mental health and infant attachment
Population: participants with improving parental and infant mental health
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Parent mental health meta‐analysis: depression (dichotomous data) ‐ post‐intervention Number depressed Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs control | RR 0.74 [0.52, 1.04] | 3 studies · 278 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Parent mental health meta‐analysis: depression (continuous data) ‐ post‐intervention Validated assessment scales for depression, lower scores are less depressed Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 356 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Infant attachment categories meta‐analysis: post‐intervention ‐ attachment category (SSP) secure Ainsworth Strange Situation Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs control | RR 8.93 [1.25, 63.7] | 2 studies · 168 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Infant attachment categories meta‐analysis: post‐intervention ‐ attachment category (SSP) disorganised Ainsworth Strange Situation Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs control | RR 0.32 [0.17, 0.58] | 2 studies · 168 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Infant attachment categories meta‐analysis: Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs control | RR 3.3 [1.82, 6] | 2 studies · 129 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Infant attachment categories meta‐analysis: Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs control | RR 0.8 [0.29, 2.19] | 2 studies · 129 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Parent‐infant psychotherapy versus other (psychoeducational) parenting intervention: parent mental health and infant attachment
Population: participants with improving parental and infant mental health
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Parent mental health meta‐analysis: depression continuous data ‐ post‐intervention Validated assessment scales for depression, lower scores are less depressed Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs other (psychoeducational) parenting intervention: parent mental health and infant attachment | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 172 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Parent mental health meta‐analysis: depression continuous data ‐ Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs other (psychoeducational) parenting intervention: parent mental health and infant attachment | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 160 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Infant attachment categories meta‐analysis: post‐intervention ‐ attachment category secure Ainsworth Strange Situation Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs other (psychoeducational) parenting intervention: parent mental health and infant attachment | RR 0.83 [0.32, 2.13] | 2 studies · 102 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Infant attachment categories meta‐analysis: post‐intervention ‐ attachment category disorganised Ainsworth Strange Situation Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs other (psychoeducational) parenting intervention: parent mental health and infant attachment | RR 0.79 [0.34, 1.82] | 1 study · 36 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Infant attachment categories meta‐analysis: Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs other (psychoeducational) parenting intervention: parent mental health and infant attachment | RR 1.61 [0.83, 3.12] | 2 studies · 136 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Infant attachment categories meta‐analysis: Parent‐infant psychotherapy vs other (psychoeducational) parenting intervention: parent mental health and infant attachment | RR 0.82 [0.3, 2.22] | 2 studies · 136 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |