title: Are fathers involved in pediatric psychology research and treatment?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Recently, there has been a growing awareness of the importance of the roles of fathers in understanding normative developmental processes. Increased attention has been given to the roles of fathers in the area of clinical child research and therapy. However, the presence of fathers in research and treatment in pediatric psychology has not been fully examined.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To explore the status of including fathers in both research and treatment in the area of pediatric psychology.
  
  
  METHODS
  An extensive review of published research.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings suggest that pediatric psychology research lags even farther behind clinical child research in including fathers in research designs and analyzing for maternal and paternal effects separately. There is also a concomitant lack of inclusion of fathers in family-based interventions in pediatric psychology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These patterns are discussed, with an emphasis on strategies to increase the inclusion of fathers in research and treatment of pediatric psychology issues. Future directions for researchers and clinicians are also included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, PCD 4118G, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. phares@luna.cas.usf.edu
authors.forename: Vicky
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Phares
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Sherecce
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: Dimitra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kamboukos
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Duhig
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005196:Family Therapy; D005220:Fathers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012106:Research