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Outcomes of a comprehensive treatment program for adolescents with a substance-use disorder
(Résultats d'un programme complet de traitement pour adolescents usagers de substances psychoactives)
Auteur(s) :
SPOONER, C. ;
MATTICK, R. P. ;
NOFFS W.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
205-213
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
32
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
TRAITEMENT RESIDENTIEL
;
ADOLESCENT
;
EFFICACITE
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Note générale :
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001, 20, (3), 205-213
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Outcomes of a multimodal residential treatment program for adolescents were compared with usual care. The quasiexperimental design included pretest, 3-month posttest, and 6-month follow-up of program referrals (mean age 16; 53% male). The intervention group (IG) comprised referrals who entered the program (n=61) and the comparison group (CG) comprised referrals who did not enter the program (n=60). The six outcomes (substance use, criminal behavior, social functioning, psychological distress, physical health, and HIV risk-taking behavior) were assessed using the Opiate Treatment Index and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised. The study groups demonstrated equivalent improvement on all six outcomes. Multiple factors are likely to have influenced these results, including inadequate program implementation and differential drop-out. There was, however, a higher prevalence of multiple improvements among the IG than the CG. It is concluded that adolescents with a PSUD can improve, however, a superior means of achieving this improvement has yet to be demonstrated. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Natl. Drug Alcohol Res. Ctr., Faculty Med., Univ. New South Wales, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052. E-mail : c.spooner@unsw.edu.au
Australie. Australia.
Australie. Australia.