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Annals of General Psychiatry
Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Psychotherapy | Primary research

Predictors of five-year relapse rates of youths with substance abuse who underwent a family-oriented therapy program

Authors: Yu-Han You, Shing-Fang Lu, Chih-Pu Tsai, Mei-Yen Chen, Chin-Yin Lin, Mian-Yoon Chong, Wen-Jiun Chou, Yi-Syuan Chen, Liang-Jen Wang

Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

Substance abuse among young people has become a serious public health problem for years. The risk of relapse among illicit drug use is essential for developing adequate substance reuse prevention policies. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the potential predictor in long-term relapse rates among young patients that underwent a family-based treatment program.

Methods

To perform this study, 103 young patients with substance use (mean age: 16.2 years, 78.6% male) were referred to participate in a 10-week family-based treatment program. At the beginning and at the end of the treatment, the patients were required to fill out the Chinese Craving Beliefs Questionnaire (CCBQ), the Adolescents’ Behavior-problem Scale (ABS), and the Family APGAR. Furthermore, the patients’ caregivers had to fill out the Family APGAR, the 12-item version of the Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ), and the Parenting Stress Index (PSI). All patients were followed up for 5 years in order to observe their long-term outcomes regarding substance use relapse.

Results

During the 10-week family-oriented programs, the CCBQ scores, the CHQ scores and the Child-domain of PSI significantly decreased. Better changes in patients’ behavioral problems during the treatment program predicted a lesser likelihood of substance use relapse in the subsequent 5 years. Furthermore, methamphetamine or 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine use and living in single-parent families were two factors associated with higher relapse rates.

Conclusions

The changes in patients’ behavioral problems during the treatment program may serve as a predictor of substance use relapse over the subsequent 5 years. This study’s findings provide insight about substance use prevention and serve as a reference for policy-making.
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Metadata
Title
Predictors of five-year relapse rates of youths with substance abuse who underwent a family-oriented therapy program
Authors
Yu-Han You
Shing-Fang Lu
Chih-Pu Tsai
Mei-Yen Chen
Chin-Yin Lin
Mian-Yoon Chong
Wen-Jiun Chou
Yi-Syuan Chen
Liang-Jen Wang
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Annals of General Psychiatry / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1744-859X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12991-020-00269-4

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