Journal article
MULTIDIMENSIONAL FAMILY THERAPY FOR ADOLESCENT DRUG ABUSE: RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, v 27(4), pp 651-688
2001
PMID: 11727882
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Abstract
Random assignment was made of 182 clinically referred marijuana- and alcohol-abusing adolescents to one of three treatments: multidimensional family therapy (MDFT), adolescent group therapy (AGT), and multifamily educational intervention (MEI). Each treatment represented a different theory base and treatment format. All treatments were based on a manual and were delivered on a once-a-week outpatient basis. The therapists were experienced community clinicians trained to model-specific competence prior to the study and then supervised throughout the clinical trial. A theory-based multimodal assessment strategy measured symptom changes and prosocial functioning at intake, termination, and 6 and 12 months following termination. Results indicate improvement among youths in all three treatments, with MDFT showing superior improvement overall. MDFT participants also demonstrated change at the 1-year follow-up period in the important prosocial factors of school academic performance and family functioning as measured by behavioral ratings. Results support the efficacy of MDFT, a relatively short-term, multicomponent, multitarget, family-based intervention in significantly reducing adolescent drug abuse and facilitating adaptive and protective developmental processes.
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- Title
- MULTIDIMENSIONAL FAMILY THERAPY FOR ADOLESCENT DRUG ABUSE: RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL
- Creators
- Howard A. Liddle - University of MiamiGayle A. Dakof - University of MiamiKenneth Parker - Families First, Stockton, California, U.S.A.Guy S. Diamond - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaKimberly Barrett - University of WashingtonManuel Tejeda - University of Miami
- Publication Details
- The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, v 27(4), pp 651-688
- Publisher
- Informa UK Ltd
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Family Intervention Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000172237000004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0035173669
- Other Identifier
- 991019292137004721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical
- Substance Abuse