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The Empirical Status of Treatments for Children and Youth With Conduct Problems: An Overview of Meta-Analytic Studies

¹ University of Pittsburgh
² Saint Louis University

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mvaughn9{at}slu.edu.

	Abstract

Objective: The present study identifies and summarizes treatment effects for children and adolescent conduct problems based on accrued meta-analytic studies. Method: Systematic search and coding procedures were used to summarize studies from 1980 to 2007. Results: A total of 26 meta-analytic reviews composed of nearly 2,000 studies revealed substantial variation in effect sizes. The majority (45%) of effect sizes was small to medium in magnitude (d < .36). In terms of the distribution of effect sizes (n = 125), the mean is d = 0.43 (SD = 0.32). Conclusion: Although there is considerable variation in effect sizes, the results seem to demonstrate evidence for equifinality. Furthermore, these effects are sturdy across a number of interrelated outcomes. Practitioners who work with children and adolescents should be aware of the range of evidence-based treatments available for conduct problems. Limitations of taking stock of treatment outcome literature via meta-analyses are highlighted.

First published on March 25, 2009
Research on Social Work Practice 2009, doi:10.1177/1049731508331247


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