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Early Therapeutic Alliance as a Predictor of Treatment Outcome for Adolescent Cannabis Users in Outpatient Treatment
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Early Therapeutic Alliance as a Predictor of Treatment Outcome for Adolescent Cannabis Users in Outpatient Treatment

Guy S. Diamond, Howard A. Liddle, Matthew B. Wintersteen, Michael L. Dennis, Susan H. Godley and Frank Tims
The American journal on addictions, v 15(S1), pp 26-33
2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10550490601003664
PMID: 17182417
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Abstract

The association of early alliance to treatment attendance and longitudinal outcomes were examined in 356 adolescents participating in a randomized clinical trial targeting cannabis use. Both patient and therapist views of alliance were examined, and outcomes were evaluated over 12 months after numerous other sources of variance were controlled. Patient-rated alliance predicted a reduction in cannabis use at three and six months and a reduction in substance-related problem behaviors at six months. Therapist-rated alliance did not predict outcomes. Neither patient nor therapist alliance ratings were associated with attendance. The findings support the important and often overlooked role that alliance can play in treating substance abusing, often delinquent, adolescents. (Am J Addict 2006;15:26-33)

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