What is it about?

This study highlights the influence on child behavioral outcomes and behavioral treatment retention as a function of the parent's (mother's) executive functioning and level of parental stress.

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Why is it important?

The study emphasizes the importance of treating the parent as well as the child in order to improve child behavioral outcomes.

Perspectives

Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations in building health systems that improve access and quality of child behavioral health care.

Helen Yu-Lefler
Health Resource and Services Administration

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This page is a summary of: Maternal executive function and stress and children’s behavior problem treatment outcomes., Journal of Family Psychology, January 2024, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/fam0001191.
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