The effectiveness of multisystemic therapy for adolescents with severe behavioural problems from families with intellectual disabilities: A mixed-method study

Recruiting

Conditions: severe behavioural problems
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Registration Number: NL-OMON53225

Lead Sponsor: Psychotherapeutisch Centrum De Viersprong (Halsteren)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 470

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adolescent must be 10 to 19 years old at the start of treatment;
2. Adolescent presents with severe behavioural problems in at least two life
areas;
3. Adolescent lives with a family or there is a family the adolescent can live
with, in which parent(s) have parental custody for a longer period of time;
4. Parent(s) consent(s) and is/are willing to engage in treatment to prevent an
out-of-home placement of the adolescent;
5. A known or suspected intellectual disability (operationalised as an
intelligence quotient [IQ] score of between 50-85 and additional deficits in
adaptive functioning) in the adolescent and/or parent(s);
6. Have sufficient knowledge of the Dutch language (as assessed by a clinician
and/or researcher) in order to understand and answer the various (self-report)
questionnaires. This pertains to adolescents as well as parent(s).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Adolescent lives independently; 2. Adolescent presents with severe
problematic sexual behaviours, without presenting with other severe behavioural
problems; 3. Adolescent presents suicidal, psychotic, or homicidal requiring
specialised treatment (such as a crisis placement in a residential facility);
4. Adolescent has a severe Autism Spectrum Disorder (level 2-3 according to the
DSM-V criteria) or a severe ID (IQ score lower than 50); 5. Adolescent has
internalising psychiatric problems which are the primary reason for referral,
or has serious psychiatric problems (similar to #3 as well as for example
eating disorder; Henggeler et al., 2009).

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary parameter is rule-breaking behaviour of adolescents. This parameter<br /><br>is primarily considered from the parental perspective, using the Child Behavior<br /><br>Check List (CBCL; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) as answered by parents, and<br /><br>additionally from the adolescent perspective, using the Youth Self Report (YSR;<br /><br>Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) as answered by adolescents.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures