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Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family Intervention



NIDA Research Monograph, Number 177 [Printed in 1998]


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Table of Contents

Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family-Based Interventions: Future Research-----1
Kathleen E. Etz, Elizabeth B. Robertson, and Rebecca S. Ashery

Familial Factors and Substance Abuse: Implications for Prevention-----12
Kathleen R. Merikangas, Lisa Dierker, and Brenda Fenton

Family Etiology of Youth Problems-----42
Karol L. Kumpfer, David L. Olds, James F. Alexander, Robert A. Zucker, and Lawrence E. Gary

Family-Focused Substance Abuse Prevention: What Has Been Learned From Other Fields-----78
Karol L. Kumpfer, James F. Alexander, Lynn McDonald, and David L. Olds

Scientific Findings From Family Prevention Intervention Research-----103
Brenna H. Bry, Richard F. Catalano, Karol L. Kumpfer, John E. Lochman, and José Szapocznik

A Universal Intervention for the Prevention of Substance Abuse: Preparing for the Drug-Free Years-----130
Richard F. Catalano, Rick Kosterman, Kevin Haggerty, J. David Hawkins, and Richard L. Spoth

Selective Prevention Interventions: The Strengthening Families Program-----160
Karol L. Kumpfer

Prevention of Early Adolescent Substance Abuse Among High-Risk Youth: A Multiple Gating Approach to Parent Intervention-----208
Thomas J. Dishion, Kathryn Kavanagh, and Jeff Kiesner

Parental Monitoring and the Prevention of Problem Behavior: A Conceptual and Empirical Reformulation-----229
Thomas J. Dishion and Robert J. McMahon

Measurement of Parenting Practices in Research on Adolescent Problem Behavior: A Multimethod and Multitrait Analysis-----260
Thomas J. Dishion, Fuzhong Li, Kathleen Spracklen, Gene Brown, and Eric Haas

Selecting Parenting Measures for Assessing Family-Based Prevention Interventions-----294
Robert J. McMahon and Carol W. Metzler

Family Measures in Drug Abuse Prevention Research-----324
Howard A. Liddle and Cynthia Rowe

Family-Based Prevention in Developmental Perspective: Design, Measurement, and Analytic Issues-----373
Linda M. Collins and Michael J. Shanahan

Methods for Investigating Costs and Benefits of Prevention Interventions-----401
Pinka Chatterji, Lisa Werthamer, Marsha Lillie-Blanton, and Christine Caffray

A Public Health Perspective for Research on Family-Focused Interventions-----430
Anthony Biglan and Carol W. Metzler

Family-Focused Prevention Intervention Research: A Pragmatic Perspective on Issues and Future Directions-----459
Richard L. Spoth

Appendix: Participant List-----511

Ordering Information-----512



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