Abstract
Structural family therapy, psychodynamic child therapy, and a recreational control condition were compared for 69 six- to-twelve-year-old Hispanic boys who presented with behavioral and emotional problems. The results suggest that the control condition was significantly less effective in retaining cases than the two treatment conditions, which were apparently equivalent in reducing behavioral and emotional problems as well as in improving psychodynamic ratings of child functioning. Structural family therapy was more effective than psychodynamic child therapy in protecting the integrity of the family at 1-year follow-up. Finally, the results did not support basic assumptions of structural family systems therapy regarding the mechanisms mediating symptom reduction.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 571-578 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Oct 1 1989 |
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- Psychiatry and Mental health
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Structural Family Versus Psychodynamic Child Therapy for Problematic Hispanic Boys. / Szapocznik, Jose; Rio, Arturo; Murray, Edward; Cohen, Raquel; Scopetta, Mercedes; Rivas-Vazquez, Ana; Hervis, Olga; Posada, Vivian; Kurtines, William.
In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Vol. 57, No. 5, 01.10.1989, p. 571-578.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Rivas-Vazquez, Ana
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AU - Posada, Vivian
AU - Kurtines, William
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AB - Structural family therapy, psychodynamic child therapy, and a recreational control condition were compared for 69 six- to-twelve-year-old Hispanic boys who presented with behavioral and emotional problems. The results suggest that the control condition was significantly less effective in retaining cases than the two treatment conditions, which were apparently equivalent in reducing behavioral and emotional problems as well as in improving psychodynamic ratings of child functioning. Structural family therapy was more effective than psychodynamic child therapy in protecting the integrity of the family at 1-year follow-up. Finally, the results did not support basic assumptions of structural family systems therapy regarding the mechanisms mediating symptom reduction.
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