Intervention with substance-abusing runaway adolescents and their families: Results of a randomized clinical trial

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 600-614

  Slesnick, Natasha ^a   Erdem, Gizem ^a   Bartle Haring, Suzanne ^a   Brigham, Gregory S ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Maryhaven   (United States)

Author keywords

randomized controlled trial; runaway adolescents; substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICALLY BASED FAMILY THERAPY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HOMELESSNESS; INDIVIDUALITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881043076     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033463     Document Type: Article

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