Citation

Santisteban DA, Coatsworth JD, Perez-Vidal A, Kurtines WM, Schwartz SJ, LaPerriere A, Szapocznik J. J. Fam. Psychol. 2003; 17(1): 121-133.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA. dsantist@med.miami.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12666468

PMCID

PMC1480818

Abstract

This study investigated the efficacy of brief strategic family therapy (BSFT) with Hispanic behavior problem and drug using youth, an underrepresented population in the family therapy research literature. One hundred twenty-six Hispanic families with a behavior problem adolescent were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 conditions: BSFT or group treatment control (GC). Results showed that, compared to GC cases, BSFT cases showed significantly greater pre- to post-intervention improvement in parent reports of adolescent conduct problems and delinquency, adolescent reports of marijuana use, and observer ratings and self reports of family functioning. These results extend prior findings on the efficacy of family interventions to a difficult to treat Hispanic adolescent sample.

Language: en