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Completed N=80
Mother-Infant Psychoanalysis Project of Stockholm
Mother-infant Relational Disturbances
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00923559 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
80
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2021
Primary outcomePrimary: The Parent-Infant Relationship Global Assessment Scale (PIR-GAS; ZERO-TO-THREE, 2005) — 83.53; 76.67 Scores on a scale — p=.006
Summary
Mother-infant relationship disturbances broadly comprise three areas; maternal distress, infant functional problems, and relationship difficulties. Given the high frequency of such disturbances and the relative paucity of randomized treatment studies, substantial systematic investigation is needed. This project is a randomized controlled study comparing mother-infant psychoanalytic treatment with treatment as usual in cases where mothers and/or health visitors demanded expert help.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY The Parent-Infant Relationship Global Assessment Scale (PIR-GAS; ZERO-TO-THREE, 2005) |
83.53; 76.67 | .006 sig |
| PRIMARY the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox et al., 1987) |
6.28; 7.99 | .018 sig |
| PRIMARY the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional, (ASQ:SE; Squires et al., 2002 |
1.00; 1.14 | .266 |
| SECONDARY the Swedish Parental Stress Questionnaire, (SPSQ; Östberg et al., 1997) |
2.67; 2.74 | .052 |
| SECONDARY the Emotional Availability Scales, Subscale on Sensitivity (EAS; Biringen, 1998) |
0.64; 0.57 | .031 sig |
| SECONDARY General Severity Index of the Symptom Check List-90 |
0.57; 0.68 | .158 |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- The mother expressed significant concerns about one or more of the following domains: herself as a mother, her infant's well-being, or the mother-baby relationship (this was operationalized as a score 2.5 on the SPSQ).
- Infant of any gender, age below 18 months.
- Duration of worries exceeding two weeks.
- Domicile in Stockholm.
- Reasonable mastery of Swedish.
Exclusion Criteria
- Maternal psychosis.
- Substance dependence according to DSM-IV, to an extent precluding collaboration.
No mothers met these criteria.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00923559). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.