Trial reportCommunity mental health journal2021
Randomized Controlled Trial of an Integrated Family-Based Treatment for Adolescents Presenting to Community Mental Health Centers.
Trial report in Community mental health journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Approaches to early intervention for common mental health problems in young people: a systematic review.BMC medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of Family-based Interventions in Addressing Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review on Randomized Controlled Trials.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2026Review
- Analysis of medical costs and two-model prediction for patients with severe mental disorders in Gansu Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A Scoping Review of Family-Based Prevention Strategies in Adolescent Mental Health.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Review
- Family Support Protocol for Adolescent Internalizing Disorders: Protocol for a Pre-Post Quantitative Treatment Development Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Leveraging integrated youth services for social prescribing: a case study of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2024Article
- Tailoring parenting styles and family-based interventions cross-culturally as an effective prevention strategy for youth substance use: a scoping review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Core Elements of Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavioral Health Problems: Validity Generalization in Community Settings.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 · 2023Article
- Caregiver Engagement in Outpatient Treatment for Adolescents in Community Settings: Construct and Predictive Validity of Family Therapy Techniques.Administration and policy in mental health · 2023Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Most adolescents presenting to community mental health centers have one or more comorbidities (internalizing, externalizing, and substance use problems). We evaluated an integrated family-based outpatient treatment for adolescents (OPT-A) that can be delivered in a community mental health center by a single therapist. A sample of 134 youth/families were randomized to receive OPT-A or usual services, delivered at the same public sector mental health center. Repeated, multi-informant assessments occurred through 18-months post-baseline. At baseline, the sample displayed low internalizing symptoms, moderate substance use, and high externalizing problems. Compared to usual services, OPT-A had effects on abstinence rates, retention, motivation, parent involvement, and satisfaction, but not on internalizing or externalizing problems. While OPT-A achieved some key improvements for youth who present to community mental health centers, and families were satisfied with treatment, continued work is necessary to examine treatments for comorbidity while balancing treatment feasibility and complex strategies to boost treatment effectiveness.
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