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Ecological family-based treatments to reduce adolescent substance use
Summary of the evidence
Ecological family-based treatments (including multidimensional family therapy) delivered in community settings were found in a systematic review without meta-analysis (Hogue et al., 2014, 8 RCTs) and a meta-analysis (Hartnett et al., 2016, 14 studies) to have significant effect in:
- reducing adolescent drug use (mainly cannabis and alcohol)
- reducing adolescent disruptive behaviours
Details
Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.
