Early therapeutic alliance as a predictor of treatment outcome for adolescent cannabis users in outpatient treatment.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2006
Abstract
The association of early alliance to treatment attendance and longitudinal outcomes were examined in 356 adolescents participating in a randomized clinical trial targeting cannabis use. Both patient and therapist views of alliance were examined, and outcomes were evaluated over 12 months after numerous other sources of variance were controlled. Patient-rated alliance predicted a reduction in cannabis use at three and six months and a reduction in substance-related problem behaviors at six months. Therapist-rated alliance did not predict outcomes. Neither patient nor therapist alliance ratings were associated with attendance. The findings support the important and often overlooked role that alliance can play in treating substance abusing, often delinquent, adolescents.
Volume
15 Suppl 1
First Page
26
Last Page
33
ISSN
1055-0496
Published In/Presented At
Diamond, G. S., Liddle, H. A., Wintersteen, M. B., Dennis, M. L., Godley, S. H., & Tims, F. (2006). Early therapeutic alliance as a predictor of treatment outcome for adolescent cannabis users in outpatient treatment. The American journal on addictions, 15 Suppl 1, 26–33. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550490601003664
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
17182417
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article