The feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
Interviews with 13 professionals across eight sites, focus groups and follow-up discussions explored whether a UK trial of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy could be conducted. Participants described a shared therapeutic model but differences in its delivery and usual services. Researchers judged a trial feasible if treatment definition, comparison services and outcome measurement were clarified.
Limitations: Professional and service-manager evidence, not adoptee-reported experience or a trial of treatment effects. Covers foster and adoptive services across the UK. Uses the same feasibility programme as the companion economic paper.
- Research type
- Qualitative trial-feasibility study
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Adoption from care
Programme: UK DDP feasibility studies (2012–2014)
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: post-adoption support, research methodology
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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