title: Service Use Findings from the Child STEPs Effectiveness Trial: Additional Support for Modular Designs.
abstract: This study expands upon the Chorpita et al. (J Consult Clin Psychol 81:999-1009, 2013) findings by examining the impact of treatment protocol on youths' service utilization up to 2 years after starting an episode of: standard manualized treatment (Standard); modular treatment (Modular); or usual care (UC). Results showed that youths who received Modular accessed fewer service settings at their one-year follow-up relative to youths who received Standard or UC. Findings suggest that modular treatment may offer an advantage over standardized treatment manuals and UC in terms of sustained clinical benefits, and highlight the importance of treatment design considerations for service systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. alaynapark@ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Alayna L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. katsai@ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Katherine H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. kguan10@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. mreding@ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Michael E J
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Reding
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. chorpita@ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Bruce F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Chorpita
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Harvard University, William James Hall, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA. jrw@wjh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Weisz
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Community mental health; Implementation; Randomized trial; Service use