Multisystemic therapy: Difference between revisions

Practitioners increasingly use Multisystemic Therapy to help youth within the juvenile justice system to reintegrate into society rather than standard probation or treatment as usual (TAU). MST differs from the usual tactics in that it targets criminogenic factors related to an individual's social environment, particularly within the family system.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=van der Stouwe|first=Trudy|last2=Asscher|first2=Jessica J.|last3=Stams|first3=Geert Jan J.M.|last4=Deković|first4=Maja|last5=van der Laan|first5=Peter H.|date=August 2014|title=The effectiveness of Multisystemic Therapy (MST): A meta-analysis|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2014.06.006|journal=Clinical Psychology Review|volume=34|issue=6|pages=468–481|doi=10.1016/j.cpr.2014.06.006|issn=0272-7358|pmid=25047448}}</ref> It has been identified as a promising treatment model for juvenile offenders by the U.S. Surgeon General in reducing rates of recidivism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK44295/table/A13142/|title=[Table, Multisystemic Therapy (MST)].|last=General (US)|first=Office of the Surgeon|last2=Control (US)|first2=National Center for Injury Prevention and|date=2001|website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=2019-04-10|last3=Health (US)|first3=National Institute of Mental|last4=Services (US)|first4=Center for Mental Health}}</ref>

 

 

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