Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Langone School of Medicine, One Park Avenue, Room# 7-308, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2022 Nov;58(8):1513-1521. doi: 10.1007/s10597-022-00966-2. Epub 2022 Apr 1.
Awareness and interest in involving male caregivers in child mental health treatment has grown, especially for youth with disruptive behavior disorders like oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between male caregiver involvement and treatment engagement for child ODD. Children (n = 122) ages 7-11 and their caregivers participated in the 4 Rs 2 Ss Strengthening Families Program for child-onset ODD. Families were compared based on male caregiver presence. Families with a male caregiver were significantly more resourced with respect to income, educational status, and food security. Additionally, they were over three times less likely to drop out of the program than those without a male caregiver. The presence of a male caregiver was associated with increased resources and higher rates of engagement in services than single, female-headed families. Future research is needed to discern the underlying mechanisms of this association.
人们越来越意识到让男性照顾者参与儿童心理健康治疗的重要性，尤其是对于患有破坏性行为障碍（如对立违抗性障碍（ODD））的青少年。本研究旨在探讨男性照顾者参与程度与儿童 ODD 治疗参与度之间的关系。年龄在 7-11 岁的儿童及其照顾者参加了针对儿童发病的 ODD 的 4 Rs 2 Ss 强化家庭计划。根据男性照顾者的存在对家庭进行了比较。有男性照顾者的家庭在收入、教育程度和粮食安全方面的资源明显更为丰富。此外，与没有男性照顾者的家庭相比，他们退出该计划的可能性要低三分之二以上。男性照顾者的存在与资源的增加以及服务参与度的提高有关，而单身女性家庭则不然。需要进一步的研究来阐明这种关联的潜在机制。
