RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Childhood asthma. A controlled trial of family psychotherapy.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 116
OP 119
DO 10.1136/adc.54.2.116
VO 54
IS 2
A1 B Lask
A1 D Matthew
YR 1979
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/54/2/116.abstract
AB In an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of family psychotherapy as an adjunct conventional treatment in childhood asthma, children with moderate to severe asthma were randomly allocated to a control group or to an experimental group; the latter group received 6 hours of family treatment during a 4-month period, and both groups had standard medical treatment. While there was no significant difference between the two groups on three parameters, the experimental group were significantly better in day-wheeze score and thoracic gas volume. These results suggest that family treatment in selected cases may have a place in the overall management of childhood asthma, and that more research with larger numbers of children is necessary.