title: Skill training versus 12-step facilitation for parents of substance-abusing teens.
abstract: Distressed parents (N=85) with a substance-abusing adolescent not receiving treatment were randomized to 12 weeks of coping skill training (CST), 12-step facilitation (TSF), or delayed treatment control (DTC). At the end of treatment/delay, CST showed greater coping skillfulness than TSF, and both CST and TSF were more skillful than DTC. The percentage of parent problem days (PPD)-days when the adolescent's substance use caused a problem-also was reduced in CST and TSF, relative to DTC. Both CST and TSF reported significantly reduced monthly PPD by the end of a 12-month follow-up. Skill training and TSF interventions appear equally effective for this underserved parent population.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Addictions, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA. Electronic address: Mcgillic@ria.buffalo.edu.
authors.forename: Neil B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: McGillicuddy
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Addictions, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Rychtarik
authors.affiliation: Brown University, Department of Biostatistics, Box G-S121, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
authors.forename: George D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Papandonatos
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Coping skill training; Drug abuse; Parenting; Parents; Substance-abusing adolescents