[A family day clinic in child psychiatry. The Dresden model--concepts and first experiences].
OBJECTIVE
To present a systemic family therapy approach for children with psychiatric disorders, based on multiple family therapy principles and employing video-feedback and peer review techniques. Children and their parents together attend a family day clinic for periods of between 3 and 14 weeks.


METHODS
We report on conceptual and clinical work, with case examples and discussion of a pilot study.


RESULTS
At 6 months follow-up there are symptomatic and behavioural improvements in 75 % of the children and 90 % of the parents.


CONCLUSIONS
Active involvement of parents in the therapy of their children appears to lead to better and longer lasting treatment results. Extensive interdisciplinary work between adult and child psychiatric services is needed, particularly with the more severe spectrum of parental psychiatric disorders.
Scholz
Michael
M
Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie der TU Dresden.
Asen
Eia
E
Gantchev
Krassimir
K
Schell
Beate
B
Süss
Ursula
U
D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005196:Family Therapy; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D014741:Video Recording