An independent randomized clinical trial of multisystemic therapy with non-court-referred adolescents with serious conduct problems

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1027-1039

  Weiss, Bahr ^a   Han, Susan ^a   Harris, Vicki ^a   Catron, Thomas ^a   Ngo, Victoria K ^b   Caron, Annalise ^c   Gallop, Robert ^d   Guth, Carol ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c American Institute for Cognitive Therapy   (United States)

^d WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antisocial behavior; delinquency; MST; multisystemic therapy; non court referred

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DELINQUENCY; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUSTICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHER; THERAPY EFFECT; ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDUCATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONDUCT DISORDER; EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOFTWARE DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889003729     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033928     Document Type: Article

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