TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Methodological Critique and Meta-Analysis as Trojan Horse
JO  - Children and youth services review
A1  - Henggeler, Scott W.
A1  - Swenson, Cynthia C.
A1  - Borduin, Charles M.
A1  - Schoenwald, Sonja K.
SP  - 447
EP  - 457
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
N2  - In this article, we respond to a recent paper published in Children and Youth Services Review, in which Dr. Julia Littell concluded that multisystemic therapy (MST), a family- and evidence-based treatment of serious juvenile offenders, does not reduce rates of rearrest or incarceration and does not improve family relations. Dr. Littell's conclusion is contrasted with those of highly respected reviewers and federal entities that are entirely independent of MST developers and researchers. Moreover, we describe how Dr. Littell's conceptual and methodological analyses have misinterpreted and misrepresented MST research studies and reflect poor appreciation for the conduct of community-based research with challenging clinical populations; the distinctions between efficacy, effectiveness, and transportability research; the nuances of conducting meta-analyses; the importance of treatment fidelity to internal validity; and the fact that not all outcome studies are asking the same conceptual questions. Finally, the implications of Dr. Littell's contentions are noted. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Children and Youth Services Review, 2006. Copyright © 2006 by Elsevier Science)  REFERENCES: Littell, J.H. (2005, April). Lessons from a Systematic Review of Effects of Multisystemic Therapy. Children and Youth Services Review, 27(4), 445-463. (VioLit Record Number 20212)  For more information on Multisystemic Therapy, a Blueprints for Violence Prevention Model program, see VioPro record number 2261.  Offender Treatment Juvenile Offender Juvenile Violence Juvenile Treatment Violence Treatment Family Based Community Based Multisystemic Therapy Blueprints Model Reference Program Effectiveness Program Evaluation Juvenile Behavior Juvenile Antisocial Behavior Behavior Treatment Meta Analysis Professional Criticism 02-06<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0190-7409
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -