Personality disorder programme No longer a diagnosis of exclusion

Re-offending in troubled and aggressive young people can be significantly cut using a pioneering new mental health approach known as Multisystemic Therapy, a UK conference was told recently. Reporting on the initial findings of the first UK evaluation pilot, researchers found in families with multiple problems that the use of Multisystemic Therapy or MST reduced the risk of re-offending, particularly among boys. The research was led by Dr Geoffrey Baruch, director of the Brandon Centre in Camden, North London and Dr Stephen Butler and his team from UCL (University College London).They found that lower re-offending behaviour was evident two years down the line compared to existing service approaches, and can be cost effective, because young people are kept out of custody or local authority care, and parents are encouraged to use the voluntary sector and local supports instead.
For further information: http://www.nmhdu.org.uk/news/multi-systemic-therapy-new-therapy-brings-results-for-troubled-young-people/
The BBC covered the story in some depth – please see:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10786202