Youth drug abuse treatment project (YouthDAT project)

Conditions

Substance abuse Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Del Palacio-Gonzalez A, Hesse M, Thylstrup B, Pedersen MU, Pedersen MM.

2021-08-312 citations

10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108617

Voucher Reinforcement Decreases Psychiatric Symptoms in Young People in Treatment for Drug Use Disorders – A<i>Post Hoc</i>Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Morten Hesse, Birgitte Thylstrup, Sidsel Karsberg, Michael Mulbjerg Pedersen, Mads Uffe Pedersen

Journal of Dual Diagnosis2021-07-03

10.1080/15504263.2021.1942379

The impact of poly-traumatization on treatment outcomes in young people with substance use disorders

Sidsel Karsberg, Morten Hesse, Michael Mulbjerg Pedersen, Ruby Charak, Mads Uffe Pedersen

BMC Psychiatry2021-03-0814 citations

10.1186/s12888-021-03129-x

Interventions

Study Design: The participants are randomly allocated into one of four groups. All four groups receive 12 weekly sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing (MI) and a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Youth aged 15-25 years entering drug treatment 2. Starting treatment in one of the participating treatment centers 3. Parental consent will have to be provided for those participants who are under the age of 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Youth who are addicted to opioids 2. Youth with threatening behavior 3. Youth with a serious psychiatric disorder including current psychotic condition, current mania or major depression etc 4. Youth with severe cognitive impairment (e.g. IQ< 70)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Use of illicit drugs (measured pre-treatment, during treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.Use of alcohol (measured pre-treatment, during treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 2. Use of cigarettes (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 3. Treatment retention 4. Illegal activities (measured pre-treatment and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 5. Psychological wellbeing (measured pre-treatment, during treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 6. Use of drugs in social network (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission). 7. Social support (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 8. Educational and vocational activities (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 9. Housing conditions (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 10. Income (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission)	—

Measure

Time frame

1.Use of alcohol (measured pre-treatment, during treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 2. Use of cigarettes (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 3. Treatment retention 4. Illegal activities (measured pre-treatment and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 5. Psychological wellbeing (measured pre-treatment, during treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 6. Use of drugs in social network (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission). 7. Social support (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 8. Educational and vocational activities (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 9. Housing conditions (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission) 10. Income (measured pre-treatment, and 3, 6, 9 and 21 month after admission)

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Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed