Early intervention for adolescent substance abuse: Pretreatment to posttreatment outcomes of a randomized clinical trial comparing multidimensional family therapy and peer group treatment

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-63

  Liddle, Howard A ^a   Rowe, Cynthia L ^a   Dakof, Gayle A ^a   Ungaro, Rocio A ^a   Henderson, Craig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; MDFT; Multidimensional family therapy; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PARENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 1942506785     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2004.10399723     Document Type: Article

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