Lighthouse Institute Publications

Liddle, H. A. (2002)

Author Contact Information:
Dr. Howard Liddle
305-243-6434
hliddle@med.miami.edu

Multidimensional Family Therapy for Adolescent Cannabis Users, (DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 02-3660, Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) Series, Volume 5). Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Rockville, MD.

• Integrates family therapy and primary substance abuse treatment
• Is predicated on family-focused, developmentally based treatment
• Provides treatment in 15 sessions over 12 weeks
• Uses case management techniques
• Assesses four factors: (1) the adolescent, (2) the parents, (3) the family’s pattern of interacting, andthe teen’s and parents’ interaction with other systems, such as schools, juvenile justice, and peer and social support networks
• Bases treatment on indepth and multisystem assessments
• Individualizes treatment for each teen and his or her family

You can obtain free copies of this manual by contacting SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI):

• Telephone: 1–800–729–6686
• 1–800–487–4889 TDD (hearing impaired)
• Web sites: http://store.health.org (online orders)

Ask for DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 02-3660

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