A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICACY OF PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY

Abstract

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a brief therapy to effectively treat behavioral problems in children aged 2 to 7. A systematic review of the effectiveness and efficacy of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) has been carried out using the following databases: Scopus, Web of Science, Psyclit, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Dialnet, and those of the therapy itself. From a total of 225 studies, 165 experimental studies were selected and reviewed. The criteria proposed by the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology were used to establish the efficacy of the therapy. The results of this review indicate that PCIT is a well-established treatment for five problems in childhood: behavioral problems, oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, prevention of child maltreatment, and treatment of child maltreatment.

Keywords

• key words: systematic review
• efficacy
• effectiveness
• parent-child interaction therapy
• pcit.