Multisystemic Treatment of Substance Abusing and Dependent Juvenile Delinquents: Effects on School Attendance at Posttreatment and 6-Month Follow-Up
Children s ServicesPublished 1 June 1999
Tamara L. Brown, Scott W. Henggeler, Sonja K. Schoenwald, Michael J. Brondino, Susan G. Pickrel
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Results indicated that MST (but not usual services) significantly increased school attendance at posttreatment, and that these treatment gains were maintained at the 6-month follow-up assessment.
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(1999). Multisystemic Treatment of Substance Abusing and Dependent Juvenile Delinquents: Effects on School Attendance at Posttreatment and 6-Month Follow-Up. Children's Services: Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 81-93.
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