NCT02116647

Role of Psychoanalysis in Prevention of Girl Child Maltreatment and Neglect

Role of Psychoanalysis in Prevention of Girl Child Maltreatment and Neglect: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 134 (actual)
• Sponsor: Macmillan Research Group UK · Industry
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Psychoanalytic therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-11-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2013-11-01
• First posted: 2014-04-17
• Last updated: 2015-09-29

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: India