title: Effects of early intervention on psychiatric symptoms of young adults in low-risk and high-risk families.
abstract: Effects of early risk and intervention on the psychiatric symptoms of young adults were studied. By means of a weighted risk index, 160 families with a baby born in 1975-1976 were classified as being at low or high risk. Half of the families attended a five-year family counseling program, the other half served as a control group. At age 20-21 years, the young adults from the counseled families had significantly fewer psychiatric symptoms than did those from the control families. A significant interaction between family risk and counseling was found. Implications for preventive intervention efforts are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Psychiatry, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki University, Finland. Eeva.Aronen@hus.fi
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Aronen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arajärvi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors