[Multidimensional family therapy for adolescent clients with cannabis use disorders--Results and experience from the INCANT pilot study]

Abstract

The INCANT pilot study (International Cannabis Need of Treatment) is based on the Cannabis Action Research Plan from 2003, which followed up on the joint Cannabis Conference with the Ministries of Health from Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. It was decided to fund a pilot study into the efficacy of Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) in the European context. MDFT has been tested in several U.S.-RCT-studies and is developed by H. Liddle and colleagues at the "Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse" (CTRADA), University of Miami Medical School. Goal of the INCANT pilot study was to proof the feasibility of a multi-site randomized controlled trial with MDFT in Europe. The results of the INCANT study confirmed the need of treatment for those young clients in the five countries. The implementation of MDFT in the treatment centers seems to be feasible. The plan is now to start the trans-national multi-site trial (from 2006 to 2009) on behalf of the ministry of health of the five countries.