Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Forewords
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Treating adolescent substance abuse: state of the science
- Part I Theoretical, empirical, and methodological foundations for research in adolescent substance abuse treatment
- Part II Practice and policy trends in treatment for adolescent substance abuse
- Part III Comprehensive assessment and integrative treatment planning with adolescent substance abusers
- Part IV Empirically based interventions for adolescent substance abuse: research and practical implications
- 15 Adolescent therapeutic communities: future directions for practice and research
- 16 School-based group treatment for adolescent substance abuse
- 17 Profiles of change in behavioral and family interventions for adolescent substance abuse and dependence
- 18 Behavioral management approaches for adolescent substance abuse
- 19 Evidence-based cognitive–behavioral therapies for adolescent substance use disorders: applications and challenges
- Part V Culturally based treatment development for adolescent substance abusers
- Part VI Building the future
- Index
- References
16 - School-based group treatment for adolescent substance abuse
from Part IV - Empirically based interventions for adolescent substance abuse: research and practical implications
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 August 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Forewords
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Treating adolescent substance abuse: state of the science
- Part I Theoretical, empirical, and methodological foundations for research in adolescent substance abuse treatment
- Part II Practice and policy trends in treatment for adolescent substance abuse
- Part III Comprehensive assessment and integrative treatment planning with adolescent substance abusers
- Part IV Empirically based interventions for adolescent substance abuse: research and practical implications
- 15 Adolescent therapeutic communities: future directions for practice and research
- 16 School-based group treatment for adolescent substance abuse
- 17 Profiles of change in behavioral and family interventions for adolescent substance abuse and dependence
- 18 Behavioral management approaches for adolescent substance abuse
- 19 Evidence-based cognitive–behavioral therapies for adolescent substance use disorders: applications and challenges
- Part V Culturally based treatment development for adolescent substance abusers
- Part VI Building the future
- Index
- References
Summary
The extant empirical literature indicates that treatment for adolescent alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse (a) can succeed for adolescents with AOD use problems, (b) produces treatment outcomes comparable to those found among adults with AOD use problems, (c) yields varied improvement across different domains of functioning (e.g., school performance, emotional distress, family relations), and (d) does not differ substantially among treatments in the probability of success, with the possible exception of outpatient family therapy, which might lead to better outcomes in outpatient populations (Brown et al., 1996; Catalano et al., 1990–1991; Wagner, Myers, & Mclninch, 1999a; Williams et al., 2000). The literature also indicates that half of teenagers treated for substance use problems will relapse within 3 months of the completion of treatment, and two-thirds will relapse within 6 months (Brown, Mott, & Myers, 1990; Brown, Vik, & Creamer, 1989). Therefore, treatment can be effective for teenagers with AOD use problems, but relapse rates remain high, with most treated adolescents returning to substance use between 3 and 6 months after the completion of treatment.
While there is empirical support for the effectiveness of several adolescent AOD abuse treatments, many studies document the high level of unmet needs among substance abusers. Recent estimates suggest that only one out of every ten adolescents with a substance use problem receives treatment (Clark et al., 2002; Dennis et al., 2003).
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- Adolescent Substance AbuseResearch and Clinical Advances, pp. 333 - 356Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006
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