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- Title
Treatment techniques and outcomes in multidimensional family therapy for adolescent behavior problems.
- Authors
Hogue, Aaron; Dauber, Sarah; Samuolis, Jessica; Liddle, Howard A
- Abstract
The link between treatment techniques and long-term treatment outcome was examined in an empirically supported family-based treatment for adolescent drug abuse. Observational ratings of therapist interventions were used to predict outcomes at 6 and 12 months posttreatment for 63 families receiving multidimensional family therapy. Greater use of in-session family-focused techniques predicted reduction in internalizing symptoms and improvement in family cohesion. Greater use of family-focused techniques also predicted reduced externalizing symptoms and family conflict, but only when adolescent focus was also high. In addition, greater use of adolescent-focused techniques predicted improvement in family cohesion and family conflict. Results suggest that both individual and multiperson interventions can exert an influential role in family-based therapy for clinically referred adolescents.
- Publication
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 2006, Vol 20, Issue 4, p535
- ISSN
0893-3200
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0893-3200.20.4.535