A Comparison of Adolescent Group Therapy and Transitional Family Therapy for Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Abusers

Status unconfirmed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Dependence, Cannabis Abuse, Cannabis Dependence, Other Substance Abuse

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two psychosocially-based, manual-driven, behavioral modalities. One of these is a standardized version of the established modality of Adolescent Group Therapy (AGT), which includes both psychoeducational and therapeutic components. The other is a state-of-the-art family therapy approach, Transitional Family Therapy (TFT), which integrates management of the current problem with exploration of multigenerational issues. Both approaches have been developed to expressly target adolescent alcohol problems.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00484367

Run by

The Morton Center, Inc.

People needed

120

Starts

1999-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-08-26

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and female outpatients 13-17 years of age at intake.
• Participants had a current DSM-IV diagnosis of either alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence.
• Participants signed a witnessed informed consent.
• Parent or custodian of each (adolescent) participant signed a witnessed informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Participants who met current DSM-IV criteria for bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, or eating disorder.
• Enrollment in a residential substance abuse treatment program within 2 months prior to intake.

Where it is running

• The Morton Center — Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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