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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Adolescent Substance Abuse"”.
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Consideration of race/ethnicity in adolescent substance abuse treatment outcome studies
Substance use among youth continues to be a major concern in the United States. Several treatments have been developed for youth, but their external validity racially/ethnically diverse populations have not been evaluated for use in ethnic populations. The purpose of this paper was to examine the …
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Group Versus Individual Therapy in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment: Finding Interventions that Work
… therapy versus group therapy in the treatment of adolescents in an outpatient substance abuse treatment clinic. Chart review was used to collect information from adolescent male and female clients. Independent samples t-tests, chi-square analyses, and ANOVA tests were used to determine the …
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ADOLESCENT PERCEPTIONS OF BARRIERS TO RECEIVING SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Substance abuse treatment non-completion has serious implications for the future success with sobriety of adolescents. In this study, 38 adolescents were given the opportunity to complete a survey with the intent of identifying barriers to participating and successfully completing substance abuse …
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Relapse prevention with adolescent substance abusers and their families
When adolescents enter residential treatment for difficulties experienced at school, with the juvenile justice system and/or their parent(s)r substance abuse is often not identified as a significant contributor to the presenting problem. However, the dynamics of adolescent substance abuse are …
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The association between perceived parenting styles and adolescent substance use
… and how perceptions of these are associated to adolescent at-risk behaviour, this study set out to examine whether any parenting style increased or decreased adolescent substance use. The central aim of this study was to examine the association between perceived parenting styles and adolescent …
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An evaluation of the stages-of-change therapy programme for substance abuse
Alcohol abuse is recognized as one of the greatest health and social problems in South Africa, affecting both adults and adolescents alike. While there is a substantial amount of research about various aspects of adult alcohol use, only recently has attention been given to comprehensive and …
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Psychological characteristics and personality profiles of adolescent substance abusers
… have long been thought to be associated with adolescent substance abusers This study utilized the Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory (MAPI, Millon, 1982) to examine the personality styles, expressed concerns and behavioral correlates of adolescents.The subjects were 122 adolescents …
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Role of Perceived Access and Harm in Marijuana Use Among Adolescents
A three-pronged substance abuse prevention intervention was undertaken by a Midwestern, suburban community. Analysis of the long-term impact of the intervention revealed a reduction in alcohol use among students. However, student marijuana use was not impacted as positively. This interdependence …
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The Examination of Cutoff and Self-Functioning in Three Generations of Families with a Substance-Abusing Teenager
… who came to a county mental health center for a substance abuse evaluation for a teenager were interviewed. The parent(s) and teenager were administered the Emotional Cutoff Scale, a paper-and-pencil measure. The functioning of each parent was assessed by the researcher through the Global …