title: Brief strategic family therapy: engaging drug using/problem behavior adolescents and their families in treatment.
abstract: Despite the efficacy of family-based interventions for improving outcomes for adolescent behavior problems such as substance use, engaging and retaining whole families in treatment is one of the greatest challenges therapists confront. This article illustrates how the Brief Strategic Family Therapy model, a family-based, empirically validated intervention designed to treat children and adolescents' problem behaviors, can be used to increase engagement, improve retention, and bring about positive outcomes for families. Research evidence for efficacy and effectiveness is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Brief Strategic Family Therapy Institute, Center for Family Studies, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. jszapocz@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szapocznik
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zarate
authors.forename: Johnathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duff
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005195:Family Relations; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009769:Object Attachment; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*