On the basis of the quality and numberof the randomized trials, we present evidence to support the claim thatthere are established evidence-based interventions for reducing psychological distress at least in middle-class mothers in the short term. Theinterventions for fathers are promising as are the data on somewhatlonger-term effects. The need for replications with a more diverse groupof parents and longer-term follow-up were discussed. Multiple component interventions addressing both parent well-being and behavioral parent training were significantly more effective than either behavioral parenttraining or cognitive behavioral training along.