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This 4 page paper evaluates this short article. In a peer reviewed article in Mental Health Practice, Houghton (2008) reports on a study conducted by Liddle, Dakof and Turner. This paper is a review and reaction to that article. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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alcoholism or drug addiction is something that significantly affects the family and is ironically in part related to the dysfunction of the family system. However, some have also used cognitive
therapies in relation to addiction. After all, many individuals have sought treatment by themselves and have done well. A study has been conducted which compares and contrasts the two types
of treatment options. In a peer reviewed article in Mental Health Practice, Houghton (2008) reports on a study conducted by Liddle, Dakof and Turner. Houghton (2008) relays: "The authors conclude
that both treatments offer promise of effectiveness, consistent with previous research" (p. 25). Houghton (2008) writes about the use of individual cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) as compared with multidimensional family
therapy (MDET) in regard to the treatment of adolescent drug use. The study focused on 224 adolescents who participated in a random and controlled trial that was located in the
north eastern part of the United States (Houghton, 2008). The two groups were identical in every way except for the fact that one group participated in family therapy while the
other received cognitive therapy (Houghton, 2008). Obviously, the therapies were tested so other factors were controlled. Elements such as treatment duration, dosage if applicable, and service delivery were all the
same (Houghton, 2008). Each factor was controlled in this study. The article author reports the following conclusion: "The study found that both treatments produced significant decreases in cannabis consumption and
slightly significant reductions in alcohol use, but there were no differences in frequency of use" (Houghton, 2008, p.25). The conclusion of authors is that both treatments are effective, something that
is consistent with previous research on the subject (Houghton, 2008). This seems to be a good study, but while study authors report that both treatments are equal, they only pay
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