Multidimensional family therapy: addressing co-occurring substance abuse and other problems among adolescents with comprehensive family-based treatment.
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am
; 19(3): 563-76, 2010 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20682221
ABSTRACT
Adolescent substance abuse rarely occurs without other psychiatric and developmental problems, but it is often treated and researched as if it can be isolated from comorbid conditions. Few comprehensive interventions are available that effectively address the range of co-occurring problems associated with adolescent substance abuse. This article reviews the clinical interventions and research evidence supporting the use of Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) for adolescents with substance abuse and co-occurring problems. MDFT is uniquely suited to address adolescent substance abuse and related disorders given its comprehensive interventions that systematically target the multiple interacting risk factors underlying many developmental disruptions of adolescence.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Substance-Related Disorders
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Family Therapy
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
Language:
En
Year:
2010
Type:
Article