Clinical effectiveness of the Circle of Security-Parenting group intervention for birthing parents in perinatal mental health services in England (COSI): a pragmatic, multicentre, assessor-masked, randomised controlled trial

2025/10/07 by Camilla Rosan, Kim Alyousefi-van Dijk, Kim Alyousefi‐van Dijk +12 · 1 voice
Medicine · Psychology · #Family Caregiving in Mental Illness #Infant Development and Preterm Care #Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

paper · doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00263-9

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• New research paper alert 🚨 The COSI trial tested whether the Circle of Security–Parenting (COS-P) programme can support parents and strengthen early relationships in NHS perinatal mental health servi [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]