| Title |
A family-oriented therapy program for youths with substance abuse: long-term outcomes related to relapse and academic or social status
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| Published in |
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, March 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/ndt.s105199 |
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| Authors |
Liang-Jen Wang, Shing-Fang Lu, Mian-Yoon Chong, Wen-Jiun Chou, Yu-Lian Hsieh, Tung-ning Tsai, Ching Chen, Yi-Hsuan Lee |
| Abstract |
The abuse of illegal substances by youths in Taiwan has become a major public health issue. This study explores the outcomes (relapse rate and academic or social status) of a family-oriented therapy program conducted for substance-using youths who were referred by a judge to participate in it. The present study includes 121 participants categorized into three groups: 36 youths underwent a weekly ten-session outpatient motivational enhancement psychotherapy (MEP) group program; 41 youths participated in a program that combined the aforementioned MEP program with an additional weekly ten-session parenting skill training (PST) program for their guardians (MEP + PST group); and 44 adolescents who received standard supervision by the court served as the control group. All participants were followed-up for a maximum of 2 years. Of the 121 participants (mean age: 16.1±1.1 years), 33.1% relapsed into substance use during the follow-up period. The probability of relapse did not differ significantly between the MEP group (36.1%) and the control group (40.9%), but the youths in the MEP + PST group (22.0%) were at a lower risk of relapse than the control group participants (adjusted hazard ratio =0.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] =0.21-1.09). By the end of the study follow-up period, participants in both the MEP group and the MEP + PST group were more likely to be attending school (MEP group: adjusted odds ratio [aOR] =6.61, 95% CI =1.60-27.35; MEP + PST group: aOR =8.57, 95% CI =1.94-37.82) or employed (MEP group: aOR =7.75, 95% CI =1.95-30.75; MEP + PST group: aOR =7.27, 95% CI =1.76-29.97), when compared to the control group. This study revealed that a family-oriented treatment approach may be a more effective option for preventing youths' relapsing into substance abuse. In comparison to individuals who received standard supervision by the court, those who received MEP experienced a better school attendance or social outcome over the follow-up period. |
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| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 12% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
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| Psychology | 26 | 31% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 13% |
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| Social Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 5% |
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