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Trial reportJournal of substance abuse treatment2015

A comparison of three interventions for homeless youth evidencing substance use disorders: results of a randomized clinical trial.

Natasha Slesnick, Xiamei Guo, Brittany Brakenhoff, Denitza Bantchevska

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Motivational interviewing for substance use reduction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  9. Family systems therapy for substance-using mothers and their 8- to 16-year-old children.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2016
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  10. Housing intervention impacts on parenting stress and child problem behaviors among mothers experiencing homelessness.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Natasha SlesnickDepartment of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University. Electronic address: slesnick.5@osu.edu.
Xiamei GuoDepartment of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University.
Brittany BrakenhoffDepartment of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University.
Denitza BantchevskaDepartment of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University.

Funding

Outcome of CRA with Homeless Street YouthR01DA013549 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI SLESNICK, NATASHA · 2001 to 2010
$4.5M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA013549NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA13549
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While research on homeless adolescents and young adults evidencing substance use disorder is increasing, there is a dearth of information regarding effective interventions, and more research is needed to guide those who serve this population. The current study builds upon prior research showing promising findings of the community reinforcement approach (CRA) (Slesnick, Prestopnik, Meyers, & Glassman, 2007). Homeless adolescents and young adults between the ages of 14 to 20 years were randomized to one of three theoretically distinct interventions: (1) CRA (n = 93), (2) motivational enhancement therapy (MET, n = 86), or (3) case management (CM, n = 91). The relative effectiveness of these interventions was evaluated at 3, 6, and 12 months post-baseline. Findings indicated that substance use and associated problems were significantly reduced in all three interventions across time. Several moderating effects were found, especially for sex and history of childhood abuse. Findings show little evidence of superiority or inferiority of the three interventions and suggest that drop-in centers have choices for addressing the range of problems that these adolescents and young adults face.

Indexed as

AdolescentAge FactorsCase ManagementChildChild AbuseEthnicityFemaleHomeless YouthHumansMaleMotivationMotivational InterviewingPatient ParticipationSex FactorsSexual BehaviorSubstance-Related DisordersHomeless adolescents and young adultsSubstance use disordersTreatment outcomes

Identifiers

PMID25736623
PMCPMC4437822

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