TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for Youth Offending, Psychiatric Disorder and Substance Abuse: Case Examples from a UK MST Team
JO  - Child and adolescent mental health
A1  - Wells, Claudia
A1  - Adhyaru, Jai
A1  - Cannon, Jacqueline
A1  - Lamond, Moira
A1  - Baruch, Geoffrey
SP  - 142
EP  - 149
VL  - 15
IS  - 3
N2  - Background:  The paper illustrates the MST treatment model with three types of presenting problem in young people aged 14–15.    Method:  The MST model is described and then illustrated with detailed case material from a violent young person convicted of robbery, a young person with a history of serious self-harming behaviour and hospitalisation, and a young person persistently smoking cannabis.    Results:  All three cases improved after the MST intervention despite disparate presenting problems that included re-offending, the elimination of self-harming behaviour and a significant reduction in the use of cannabis. The three young people were re-integrated into the education system.    Conclusion:  This case series illustrates the potential uses of the MST model in CAMHS although RCT data are needed to replicate the effectiveness of MST in the British context.<p />
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SN  - 1475-357X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2009.00555.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -