JOURNAL ARTICLE

How effective is Functional Family Therapy for addressing youth behavior problems?

  • Published In: Mental Health Weekly Digest, 2023. P. 2316 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problem, Developmental Diseases and Conditions, Health and Medicine, Mental Health, Therapy, Wiley Keywords: Behavior Disorders; Behavior Problem; Developmental Diseases and Conditions; Health and Medicine; Mental Health; Therapy; Wiley EN Behavior Disorders Behavior Problem Developmental Diseases and Conditions Health and Medicine Mental Health Therapy Wiley 2316 2316 1 07/31/23 20230804 NES 230804 2023 AUG 4 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Mental Health Weekly Digest -- Functional Family Therapy is a family-based intervention for youth with behavior problems, and although it's been implemented in 45 states in the U.S and in nine other high-income countries, a recent analysis of published and unpublished studies found that the therapy is not consistently more or less effective than other treatments, including various forms of individual, family, and group interventions. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Mental Health Weekly Digest. 2023/08, p2316
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1543-6616
  • Accession Number:167380677
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