The relationship between pre-, during-, post-treatment factors, and adolescent substance abuse behaviors.
This study examines the relationship between pre-, during-, post-treatment variables, and treatment outcome by using a secondary data analysis of the 6- and 12-months posttreatment follow-up data from 2,317 adolescent subjects. Pre-treatment variables included in this study are psychosocial, family-related, substance abuse, and special event variables. During-treatment variables are length of stay and parental participation in treatment. Post-treatment variables cover the attendance of subsequent treatment/continuing care, such as AA/NA and CD aftercare, and parental attendance of subsequent treatment. Results from discriminant function analyses indicated that during- and post-treatment variables could differentiate the abstinence status at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. It was also shown that the post-treatment variable group exhibited the best classification accuracy among the three variable groups across both follow-up periods. Limitations in applying research findings and their implications for adolescent substance abuse treatment are also discussed.
School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000359:Aftercare / Q000523:psychology*; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D015897:Comorbidity; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012114:Residential Treatment; D012931:Social Environment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome