Study of prevention programs for parents of adolescents with antisocial behavior

Completed

Conditions: Antisocial behavior and low psycho-social functioning
Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Registration Number: ISRCTN76141538

Lead Sponsor: Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems (STAD) (Sweden)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

1. Parents or other caregiver, and their adolescent aged 12-18
2. Living in Stockholm
3. Youth showing signs of antisocial behavior (ex criminal activities, mobbing others, repeated conflict about family rules, substance use (alcohol, tobacco and/or drugs)
4. Youth showing signs of low psychosocial functioning

Exclusion Criteria

Youth should not:
1. Be in psychotherapy
2. Be in treatment at alcohol treatment care center
3. Be placed in institution or family home, at the time for signing up for participation in the trial
4. Parents could not be in any other parental program at the time for signing up for particiaption in the trial

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adolescent externalizing behavior, using:<br>1. Adolescent Self-Report Delinquency Scale (SRD) to measure the quantity of criminal activities during the last six months, on a 0 to 9 times or more numerical scale<br>2. Youth Self-Report (YSR/CBCL) to describe externalized and internalized anti-social behavior based on the preceding six months, on a 3-point Likert scale ( 0=not true, 1=somewhat or sometimes true, 2=very true or very often true). For parents, the parent version CBCL was used for assessing parents? reports of their adolescents? anti-social behavior<br>3. Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) for measuring alcohol risk consumption<br>4. Drug Use Disorder Identification Test (DUDIT) for measuring drug consumption

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adolescent psychosocial functioning, using:<br>Youth Outcome Questionnaire (Y-OQ®), adolescent and parent version, based on the preceding seven days, to assess treatment progress concerning psychosocial and mental functioning, rated on a 5-point Likert scale