An interventional study of Personality-targeted interventions and Personality-targeted interventions in Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse and Mood Disorder, sponsored by St. Justine's Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 14 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-07-19.
Sponsored by St. Justine's Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
In adolescents, mental health problems are frequently associated with substance misuse, even considered a risk factor for alcohol abuse and dependence. This dual diagnosis tends to complicate the patient's treatment and prognosis by increasing, among others, substance use problems, reckless behaviours, relationships and school problems and suicidal thoughts. It is therefore critical to invest time and effort into developing an efficient approach to prevent and reduce substance use problems and offer these children a more global and optimal treatment.
A brief personality-targeted intervention was developed with students of Canadian and English high schools based on four personality factors known to be implicated in the vulnerability to adolescent alcohol misuse (Impulsivity, Anxiety Sensitivity, Negative Thinking and Sensation Seeking) (Conrod et al., 2006,2008, O'Leary-Barrett 2010).
By helping the adolescents to develop better adaptive behaviours, this cognitive-behavioural intervention proved to reduce binge drinking, quantity and frequency of use and substance use problems (Conrod et al., 2006,2011).
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of this intervention if combined to a regular treatment in a youth psychiatric population.
60 patients aged 14-17 years of a Child and Adolescent psychiatric department will be screened for personality risk with self-report assessments including the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale. Participants will be randomly assigned to a personality matched cognitive-behavioural intervention or a no-intervention control.
The main outcome measures of this study are alcohol and illicit drug outcomes. Secondary measures include mental health symptoms.
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Inclusion Criteria:
Cognitive-behavioural intervention targeting impulsive personality
Behavioral: Personality-targeted interventions
Cognitive behavioural intervention designed to help sensation seeking youth manage their need for stimulation and excitement.
Behavioral: Personality-targeted interventions
Cognitive behavioural intervention teaching anxiety sensitive youth to manager their sensitivity to threat and anxiety.
Behavioral: Personality-targeted interventions
Cognitive behavioural intervention targeting pessimistic and negative thinking in hopeless youth
Behavioral: Personality-targeted interventions
Motivational and cognitive behavioural interventions targeting four personality profiles. 2 90 minute group sessions with personality-matched peers facilitated by a trained therapist and co-facilitator
Also known as: Preventure, Adventure
Motivational and cognitive behavioural interventions targeting four personality profiles. 2 90 minute group sessions with personality-matched peers facilitated by a trained therapist and co-facilitator
Also known as: Preventure, Adventure
Motivational and cognitive behavioural interventions targeting four personality profiles. 2 90 minute group sessions with personality-matched peers facilitated by a trained therapist and co-facilitator
Also known as: Preventure, Adventure
Motivational and cognitive behavioural interventions targeting four personality profiles. 2 90 minute group sessions with personality-matched peers facilitated by a trained therapist and co-facilitator
Also known as: Preventure, Adventure
Change in Binge drinking frequency
Time frame: Baseline - 4months
Change in Drinking frequency
Time frame: Baseline - 4 months
Change in Drinking quantity
Time frame: Baseline - 4 months
Change in Drinking problems
Time frame: Baseline - 4 months
Change in Emotional and behavioural problems
Psychiatric symptoms (depression, panic anxiety, antisocial behaviours), coping skills, motives for drinking, assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, the Drinking Motives Questionnaire and the Brief Symptom Inventory.
Time frame: Baseline - 4 months
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