Validating Interventions for Diverse Adolescents

Efficacy of Group Treatment for Hispanic Adolescents - RCT

The purpose of this study is to compare a culturally adapted and a non-culturally adapted group-based substance abuse treatment with Latino adolescents.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescent between 13-18 years of age
• Parental consent
• Adolescent speaks English and Spanish
• Adolescent assent to participate in treatment and assessments
• Adolescent meets either DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for substance abuse or dependence
• Adolescent identifies as Hispanic

Exclusion Criteria:

• Adolescent younger than 13 or older than 18 years of age
• Adolescent requires higher level of care than what is provided in study
• Adolescent speaks only English or Spanish
• Parental consent not obtainable
• Adolescent does not assent to study
• Adolescent is overtly psychotic, severely depressed/suicidal, and/or presents with other mental disorder that will limit participation in group treatment
• Adolescent has completed substance abuse treatment elsewhere in the past 90 days
• Adolescent does not identify as Hispanic