Multi-Family Group Therapy for Reducing Behavioral Difficulties in Youth

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder

In brief

This study will examine the effectiveness of a multiple family group mental health service delivery strategy in improving mental health service use and outcome for urban, low income children of color, ages 7-11 years old with disruptive behaviors and their families.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00404911

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

416

Starts

2006-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-25

Who can join

Age: 7 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Youth participants are between the ages of 7 and 11
• Adult caregivers are available to participate in the research and intervention activities
• Both youth and adult caregiver are English- or Spanish-speaking
• Youth meets criteria for a primary diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder, as measured by the Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scale (DBD)

You may not qualify if…

• Youth has significant cognitive impairment that might interfere with understanding of program content or informed consent process
• Youth or adult has emergency psychiatric needs that require services beyond those provided within an outpatient setting (e.g., hospitalization or specialized placement outside the home)
• Youth who are wards of the state

Where it is running

• Mount Sinai's Child and Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic — New York, New York, United States

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