Treatment effect of parents' cognitive-behavioral group psychotherapy on children with autism spectrum disorder and their families

CHEN Ling, CHEN Min-rong, JI Jing-min

Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2019, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (1) : 84-87.

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2019, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (1) : 84-87. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-0591

Treatment effect of parents' cognitive-behavioral group psychotherapy on children with autism spectrum disorder and their families

  • CHEN Ling1, CHEN Min-rong1, JI Jing-min2
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Objective To give parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) the intervention of cognitive-behavioral group psychotherapy (CBGP),and to analyse the treatment effect of this intervention. Methods A total of 60 ASD children were selected from rehabilitation institution from June 2014 to October 2015,and were divided into experiment group (n=30) and control group (n=30). Parents in the experiment group were given CBGP intervention for ten weeks. Before and after the treatment,Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) and Trait Coping Style Questionnaire (TCSQ) were used to collect related data in two groups,and the differences were compared. Results After 10-week intervention,there were significant differences on sociability subtest score and total score of ATEC (t=2.595,2.808,P<0.05 or <0.01),as well as positive coping score of TCSQ (t=-2.174,P=0.036) between experiment group and control group. And the score of ATEC sensory/cognitive awareness subtest was negatively correlated with positive coping score of TCSQ (r=-0.202,P=0.027). Conclusion CBGP intervention for parents of ASD children may contribute to positive coping style of parents,thereby improving the treatment effect on sociability and sensory/cognitive awareness of ASD children.

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parents / group psychotherapy / behavior-cognitive therapy / autism spectrum disorder / children

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CHEN Ling, CHEN Min-rong, JI Jing-min. Treatment effect of parents' cognitive-behavioral group psychotherapy on children with autism spectrum disorder and their families[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2019, 27(1): 84-87 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2018-0591

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