Schaeffer Cindy M, Borduin Charles M
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2005 Jun;73(3):445-53. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.3.445.
In this study, the authors examined the long-term criminal activity of 176 youths who had participated in either multisystemic therapy (MST) or individual therapy (IT) in a randomized clinical trial (C. M. Borduin et al., 1995). Arrest and incarceration data were obtained on average 13.7 (range = 10.2-15.9) years later when participants were on average 28.8 years old. Results show that MST participants had significantly lower recidivism rates at follow-up than did their counterparts who participated in IT (50% vs. 81%, respectively). Moreover, MST participants had 54% fewer arrests and 57% fewer days of confinement in adult detention facilities. This investigation represents the longest follow-up to date of a MST clinical trial and suggests that MST is relatively effective in reducing criminal activity among serious and violent juvenile offenders.
在本研究中,作者对176名青少年的长期犯罪活动进行了调查,这些青少年曾在一项随机临床试验中接受过多系统治疗(MST)或个体治疗(IT)(C.M.博尔杜因等人,1995年)。平均在13.7年(范围为10.2 - 15.9年)后获取了逮捕和监禁数据,此时参与者的平均年龄为28.8岁。结果显示,在随访时,接受多系统治疗的参与者的再犯率显著低于接受个体治疗的对应参与者(分别为50%和81%)。此外,接受多系统治疗的参与者的逮捕次数少54%,在成人拘留设施中的监禁天数少57%。这项调查是迄今为止对多系统治疗临床试验最长时间的随访,表明多系统治疗在减少严重暴力青少年罪犯的犯罪活动方面相对有效。