Beardslee’s Family Talk Intervention

The Family Talk Intervention was developed in the USA for families where one parent is suffering from depression. The purpose is to strengthen family relationships and prevent the children from developing depression. The intervention has been used in Sweden and Finland.

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Question

Are there scientific studies on the Family Talk Intervention, regarding effects on family relationships and depressive symptoms in the children?

Identified literature

No relevant systematic review was identified but three primary studies were identified [1-3]. The primary studies were not assessed for risk of bias.

References

  1. Beardslee WR, Wright EJ, Gladstone TRG, Forbes P. Long-Term Effects From a Randomized Trial of Two Public HealthPreventive Interventions for Parental Depression. Journal of Family Psychology 2007;21:703-13.
  2. Gladstone TR, Forbes PW, Diehl A, Beardslee WR. Increasing Understanding in Children of Depressed Parents: Predictors and Moderators of Intervention Response. Depress Res Treat 2015;2015:347971.
  3. Punamäki R-L, Paavonen J, Toikka S, Solantaus T. Effectiveness of preventive family intervention in improving cognitive attributions among children of depressed parents: A randomized study. Journal of Family Psychology 2013;27:683-690. 
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Published: Report no: ut201939 Registration no: SBU 2019/647
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PubMed via NLM 2019-11-04 
Effect of Beardslee's family intervention
The search result, usually found at the end of the documentation, forms the list of abstracts.; [TIAB] = Title or abstract; * = Truncation
Search terms Items found
Intervention:
Final Beardslee*[TIAB] OR Beardslee[author] 272

 

Cochrane Library via Wiley 2019-11-04 
Effect of Beardslee's family intervention
The search result, usually found at the end of the documentation, forms the list of abstracts.; :ti = Title; :ab = Abstract; :kw = Keyword; :au = Author; * = Truncation; CENTRAL = Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, “trials”
Search terms Items found
Intervention:
1. Beardslee*:ti,ab,kw OR Beardslee*:au 54
Final Cochrane Systematic Review: 0 
Cochrane Protocols: 0 
CENTRAL: 54 
Editorials: 0 
Special Collections: 0 
Clinical Answers: 0		  

 

PsycINFO via ebsco.com 2019-11-04 
Effect of Beardslee's family intervention
The search result, usually found at the end of the documentation, forms the list of abstracts.; AB = Abstract; AU = Author; * = Truncation
Search terms Items found
Intervention:
1. TI beardslee* 6
2. AB beardslee* 49
3. 1 OR 2 49
4. AU beardslee 220
Final 3 OR 4 261

 

SocINDEX via ebsco.com 2019-11-04 
Effect of Beardslee's family intervention
The search result, usually found at the end of the documentation, forms the list of abstracts.; AB = Abstract; AU = Author; * = Truncation
Search terms Items found
Intervention:
1. TI beardslee* 2
2. AB beardslee* 14
3. 1 OR 2 16
4. AU beardslee* 40
Final 3 OR 4 55

 

Sociological Abstracts via Proquest.com 2019-11-04 
Effect of Beardslee's family intervention
Search terms Items found
The search result, usually found at the end of the documentation, forms the list of abstracts.; AB = Abstract; AU = Author; * = Truncation
Intervention:
1. ti(beardslee*) OR ab(beardslee*) 11
2. au(beardslee*) 90
3. 1 OR 2 97
4. Limited by: Peer reviewed  
Final 3 AND 4 55

 

Scopus via scopus.com 2019-11-04 
Effect of Beardslee's family intervention
The search result, usually found at the end of the documentation, forms the list of abstracts.; AU = Author
Search terms Items found
Author search:
1. Beardslee 44
Final AU-ID ( "Beardslee, William R." 7006611595 ) 183
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