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The Effectiveness of Little Bird Programme on Improvement of Mental Health and Decrease Parental Stress in Mothers of Autistic Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

R. Khorramabadi ,
H. Pouretemad ,
M. Dehghani  and
M. Mazaheri
R. Khorramabadi
Affiliation:
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
H. Pouretemad
Affiliation:
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
M. Dehghani
Affiliation:
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
M. Mazaheri
Affiliation:
Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

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This study was a trail of an intervention named Little Bird aimed to decrease parental stress and improve mental health in mothers of autistic children. The sample was 24 mothers of autistic children. The intervention compared across two groups, an intervention group and non-intervention control group. The result indicate that, compared with the control group, mothers in intervention group reported significant improvement in mental health and significant decrease in parental stress following the intervention, at the end of programme and 1 month follow-up.

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P02-183
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 24 , Issue S1: 17th EPA Congress - Lisbon, Portugal, January 2009, Abstract book , January 2009 , 24-E873
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2009
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