Multisystemic Therapy in The Netherlands: Implementation and Effectiveness

Completed

• Conditions: antisocial behavior; antisociaal/delinquent gedrag; delinquency

• Registration Number: NL-OMON31612
• Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Utrecht

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 13 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 900

Inclusion Criteria

- Youth (and their families) who show serious, violent, and chronic antisocial behavior between 12 and 18 years
- There is enough family commitment to apply MST

Exclusion Criteria

- IQ below 70
- acute psychiatric problems that places adolescent and his or her family at risk
- dominant sexual problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Recidivism<br /><br>Antisocial behavior<br /><br>Agressive behavior<br /><br>Costs treatment </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Family functioning (parental competence, acceptance, attachment, social<br /><br>isolation, perception of influence, responsivity, reinforcement, harsh<br /><br>discipline, inductive discipline, punishment, consistency, behavioral control,<br /><br>monitoring, negativity, communication and cohesion)<br /><br><br /><br>Characteristics client (psychopathy, personality, anxiety, depression,<br /><br>withdrawn, psychosomatic complaints, drug use, school competence, relation with<br /><br>peers)<br /><br><br /><br>Characteristics treatment (expectations, treatment integrity, treatment<br /><br>satisfaction, relation with therapist, cooperation, organization structure and<br /><br>climate, efficiency, effectivity, case discharge)</p><br>