PAINT-GGZ
In the PAINT-GGZ study, we are investigating the brief parent training on a larger scale across various child mental health care (GGZ) institutions. Parents can receive booster sessions for up to a year after the training if needed. In this study, we aim to determine whether the brief parent training with optional booster sessions is more effective in reducing behavioral problems than the regular care provided for (parents of) children with behavioral issues. We will also compare the costs (such as therapy attendance and medication use) and the benefits (such as a reduction in behavioral problems) of the parent training with those of regular care.
What is the goal of the study?
In the PAINT-GGZ study, we are examining the brief parent training, just like in the PAINT-GGZ Pilot, within child mental health care (GGZ). We are looking at how well the brief parent training works compared to the regular care offered in GGZ. We also want to know whether the brief training is ultimately less expensive than the regular care.
How is the study structured?
Parents participating in the study will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group of parents will receive the brief parent training, and another group will receive regular care. Parents who receive the brief training will also have access to booster sessions and regular care afterwards. We will measure the families' progress at four different time points over the course of more than a year.
How far along is the study?
The study has been running since October 2022, and families can participate until mid-2025.
Families can participate in the study if:
The child is between 2 and 11 years old.
• The child lives in the same household at least four days a week during all weeks in which the PAINT intervention takes place.
• Parents recognize at least four behavioral problems from the behavior list (the researchers will administer this questionnaire to parents; examples include "disobedience," "getting angry quickly and often," "cursing," "hitting/squeezing/kicking").
• Parents and/or the child are not currently receiving any other care for the child's behavioral problems from the child mental health care institution from which they will participate in PAINT.
• The child is not taking medication for behavioral problems.
• The child does not have a classification of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (suspicions of ASD are not an issue).
• The child does not have a diagnosed IQ score of 70 or lower (if the IQ score is not known, it does not need to be measured, and parents can still participate in the study).
• Parents have not participated in a parent training for their child's behavioral problems in the last year.