Citation

Wells C, Adhyaru J, Cannon J, Lamond M, Baruch G. Child Adolesc. Ment. Health 2010; 15(3): 142-149.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1475-3588.2009.00555.x

PMID

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Abstract

Background:  The paper illustrates the MST treatment model with three types of presenting problem in young people aged 14–15.

Method:  The MST model is described and then illustrated with detailed case material from a violent young person convicted of robbery, a young person with a history of serious self-harming behaviour and hospitalisation, and a young person persistently smoking cannabis.

Results:  All three cases improved after the MST intervention despite disparate presenting problems that included re-offending, the elimination of self-harming behaviour and a significant reduction in the use of cannabis. The three young people were re-integrated into the education system.

Conclusion:  This case series illustrates the potential uses of the MST model in CAMHS although RCT data are needed to replicate the effectiveness of MST in the British context.