Now and then: a ten-year comparison of young people in residential substance use disorder treatment receiving group dialectical behaviour therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing substance use in youth is a global health priority. We compared two cohorts from the same 12-week residential substance use disorder (SUD) facility over a 10 year period: Cohort A (2008-2009) and Cohort B (2018-2020). The essential components of the program remained the same with the primary treatment being dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) plus residential milieu.

Methods

Young people in the current Cohort B (N = 100) versus historical Cohort A (N = 102) had a similar ratio of males (74 vs. 70%) but were slightly older (mean 20.6 vs. 19.5 years). Linear mixed models were used to model outcome measures (global psychiatric symptoms, substance use severity, and quality of life) longitudinally up to 12 months later.

Results

Baseline to end-of-treatm

SUBMITTER: Marceau EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8293584 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature