Effects of multidimensional treatment foster care on psychotic symptoms in girls.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Neurodevelopmental theories of psychosis highlight the potential benefits of early intervention, prevention, and/or preemption. How early intervention should take place has not been established, nor whether interventions based on social learning principles can have preemptive effects. The objective was to test whether a comprehensive psychosocial intervention can significantly alter psychotic symptom trajectories during adolescence-a period of heightened risk for a wide range of psychopathology.

Method

This study was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) for delinquent adolescent girls. Assessment of psychotic symptoms took place at baseline and then 6, 12, 18, and 24 months post-baseline using a standardized self-repo

SUBMITTER: Poulton R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4254696 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature