Trial reportJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2017
Web-based integrated bipolar parenting intervention for parents with bipolar disorder: a randomised controlled pilot trial.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Online Parenting Programs for Children's Behavioral and Emotional Problems: a Network Meta-Analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Pooled it
- Parenting Experiences in the Context of Parental Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis of the Qualitative Literature.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Promoting Mental Health in Parents of Young Children Using eHealth Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review Focusing on Psychotherapeutic Interventions that Impact Parental Psychopathology, Child Psychopathology and Parenting Behavior.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2021Pooled it
- Online parent programs for children's behavioral problems: a meta-analytic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
- An internet-delivered self-management programme for bipolar disorder in mental health services in Ireland: Results and learnings from a feasibility trial.Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2020Trial
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- Planning for successful participant recruitment and retention in trials of behavioural interventions: Feasibility randomised controlled trial of the Wrapped intervention.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- A self-paced online emotion socialization intervention for parents of children with challenging behavior:Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The Triple P System of Evidence-Based Parenting Support: Past, Present, and Future Directions.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Article
- Reduced parenting stress following a prevention program decreases internalizing and externalizing symptoms in the offspring of parents with bipolar disorder.International journal of bipolar disorders · 2023Article
- Improving the Assessment Process of Family Functioning in Adult Bipolar Disorders: A PRISMA Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Family Support across Europe: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- The Triple P Positive Parenting Program for Parents With Psychosis: A Case Series With Qualitative Evaluation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of a Web-Based Intervention on Parental Psychological Flexibility and Emotion Regulation: A Pilot Open Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Exploring Staff Implementation of a Self-directed Parenting Intervention for Parents with Mental Health Difficulties.Community mental health journal · 2021Article
- Family Functioning and Psychological Health of Children with Mentally Ill Parents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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11 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with bipolar disorder (BD) experience additional parenting challenges associated with mood driven fluctuations in communication, impulse control and motivation. This paper describes a novel web-based self-management approach (Integrated Bipolar Parenting Intervention; IBPI) to support parents with BD.
methodParents with BD with children aged 3-10 years randomised to IBPI plus treatment as usual (TAU) or waitlist control (WL). IBPI offered 16 weeks access to interactive self-management information concerning BD and parenting issues. Feasibility was through recruitment, retention and web usage. Clinical outcomes were assessed at baseline, 16, 24, 36 and 48 weeks. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN75279027.
resultsNinety seven participants were recruited with 98% retention to end of intervention and 90% to final follow-up (56%-94% data analysed of retained participants; higher rates for observer measures). 77% of IBPI participants accessed the website (53% accessed parenting modules). Child behaviour, parenting sense of competence and parenting stress improved significantly in IBPI compared to WL to end of intervention, sustained to 48 weeks. Impacts of IBPI on family functioning, parent mood and time to mood relapse were not significant.
conclusionsOnline self-management support for parents with BD is feasible, with promising improvements in parenting and child behaviour outcomes. A definitive clinical and cost-effectiveness trial is required to confirm and extend these findings.
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