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Evaluating the effects of multisystemic therapy for adolescents with intellectual disabilities and antisocial or delinquent behaviour and their parents
Background: An adaptation of multisystemic therapy (MST) was piloted to find out
whether it would yield better outcomes than standard MST in families where the
adolescent not only shows antisocial or delinquent behaviour, but also has an intelâ
lectual disability.
Method: To establish the comparative effectiveness of MSTâID (n = 55) versus standâ
ard MST (n = 73), treatment outcomes were compared at the end of treatment and at
6âmonth followâup. Preâtreatment differences were controlled for using the propenâ
sity score method.
Results: Multisystemic therapyâID resulted in reduced police contact and reduced
rule breaking behaviour that lasted up to 6 months postâtreatment. Compared to
standard MST, MSTâID more frequently resulted in improvements in parenting skills,
family relations, social support, involvement with proâsocial peers and sustained posâ
itive behavioural changes. At followâup, more adolescents who had received MSTâID
were still living at home.
Conclusions: These results support further development of and research into the
MSTâID adaptation