12 ‐Step Facilitation reduces damage from substance use in youths

A pilot study helps to fill a gap in research on 12‐Step‐oriented approaches in treatment, finding that 12‐Step Facilitation (TSF) helped to reduce consequences related to substance use in young people ages 14 to 21. A significant aspect of the study, beyond being the first to test TSF in an adolescent population, is that the intervention overall compared favorably against a motivational enhancement therapy (MET)/cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach that researchers referred to in their paper as “gold‐standard” outpatient treatment for youths.

Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - August 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research