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Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for Youth Offending, Psychiatric Disorder and Substance Abuse: Case Examples from a UK MST Team
Author(s) -
Wells Charles,
Adhyaru Jai,
Can Jacqueline,
Lamond Moira,
Baruch Geoffrey
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2009.00555.x
Subject(s) - cannabis , context (archaeology) , psychiatry , psychology , intervention (counseling) , suicide prevention , poison control , injury prevention , substance abuse , human factors and ergonomics , clinical psychology , medicine , medical emergency , paleontology , biology
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.