Role of Psychoanalysis in Prevention of Girl Child Maltreatment and Neglect

Macmillan Research Group UK

Status: Completed

Conditions: Social; Deprivation, Maltreatment Syndrome (Infant or Child); Abuse Neglect

Treatments: Behavioral: Psychoanalytic therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02116647

Mac/NMP 1130

Details and patient eligibility

About

In India, precisely northern states, skewed sex ratios, female feticide and higher child mortality rates for girls have become serious concern. The female child mortality as a result of son preference have increased during the last several decades .Since families cannot know the sex of the fetus due to Indian government policies, maltreatment and serious neglect has been tools to ensure there are few survivors.

Enrollment: 134 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Families having girl child before
• High risk families with high expectation of having son

Exclusion criteria

• Families having son before
• Relocation and moving out of town during study period
• Not ready to consent for intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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134 participants in 2 patient groups

Psychoanalytic therapy

Experimental group

Description:

manualized psychoanalytic psychotherapy

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychoanalytic therapy

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard care