Multidimensional family therapy in adolescents with a cannabis use disorder: long-term effects on delinquency in a randomized controlled trial

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Thimo M van der PolRobert R J M Vermeiren

Abstract

Substance use and delinquency are considered to be mutual risk factors. Previous studies have shown that multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) is effective in tackling both conditions on the short term. The current study examines the long-term effects of MDFT on criminal offending. 109 adolescents with cannabis use disorder and comorbid problem behavior were randomly assigned to either MDFT or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Police arrest data were collected for 6 years: 3 years prior to and 3 years after treatment entry. Using survival analysis and repeated measure General Linear Models (rmGLM), the two treatment groups were compared on number of arrests, type of offence, and severity of offence. Moderator analyses looking at age, disruptive behavior disorders, history of crimes, family functioning, and (severe) cannabis use were conducted (rmGLM). While police arrest rates increased in the 3 years before treatment, the rates decreased substantially after the start of both treatments. No differences were found between the treatment groups with respect to either time to first offence from the start of the treatment or changes in frequency or severity of offending over time. A treatment effect trend favoring MDFT was found ...Continue Reading

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Sep 16, 2019·Current Psychiatry Reports·Matthew C FadusKevin M Gray
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Apr 23, 2019·Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health·Klaus SchmeckCyril Boonmann

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
cognitive behavioural therapy
cognitive behavioral therapy

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INCANT
rmGLM

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