This study investigating the efficacy of brief strategic family therapy (BSFT) with Hispanic behavior problem and drug using youth found that, compared to group treatment control (GC) cases, BSFT cases showed significantly greater pre- to post-intervention improvement in parent reports of adolescent conduct problems and delinquency, adolescent reports of marijuana use, and observer ratings and self-reports of family functioning.
This study investigated the efficacy of brief strategic family therapy (BSFT) with Hispanic behavior problem and drug using youth, an underrepresented population in the family therapy research literature. Results showed that, compared to group treatment control (GC) cases, BSFT cases showed significantly greater pre- to post-intervention improvement in parent reports of adolescent conduct problems and delinquency, adolescent reports of marijuana use, and observer ratings and self-reports of family functioning. One hundred twenty-six Hispanic families with a behavior problem adolescent were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 conditions: BSFT or group treatment control (GC). These results extend prior findings on the efficacy of family interventions to a difficult to treat Hispanic adolescent sample. (Published Abstract Provided)
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