Major research interests involve the identification of high - risk factors
for adolescent substance use and other problem behaviors.
Treatment adherence and differentiation in individual versus family therapy
for adolescent substance abuse
The purpose of this study is to review existing measures of family engagement, and to assess their conceptual coverage and utility
for adolescent substance use providers.
Dickson et al. (2002) present a conceptual framework with a 16 — page table, containing a very good review with risk and protective factors as well as corresponding prevention findings
for adolescent substance use and abuse.
Indeed, greater intra-individual fluctuations in negative affect, conceptualized as dysregulated mood, predict increased risk
for adolescent substance use at the daily level [31] and also predict growth in drug use over time [32], as well as more significant symptoms of impairment [33].
The mission of the Center
for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research (CeASAR) at Children's Hospital Boston is to discover new ways to reduce substance abuse and related disorders in children and adolescents.
The Center
for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research is partially supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau through grant number T21 MC00122
Dr. John Knight established the Center
for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research in 1999.
Dr. John Knight is the founder and director of the Center
for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research (CeASAR) at Children's Hospital Boston and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
Brief interventions targeting personality risk factors
for adolescent substance misuse reduce depression, panic and risk - taking behaviours
Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) Over a 1 - year period, a four - treatment condition randomized design evaluated the outcomes for family court with usual services, drug court with usual services, drug court with Multisystemic Therapy (MST), and drug court with MST enhanced with contingency management
for adolescent substance use (as measured by self - report and urine screens), criminal behavior (as measured by the Self - Report Delinquency Scale and arrest records), symptomatology (as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist), and days in out - of - home placement (as documented in criminal justice records).
Psychopathology as risk
for adolescent substance use disorders: A developmental psychopathology perspective
Treatment outcomes
for adolescent substance abuse at 4 - and 7 - month assessments, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69 (5), 802 - 813.
Analyses controlled for baseline scores on each outcome measure, as well as for both the youth's self - reported depression and the severity score on a self - report screening measure
for adolescent substance abuse, at baseline.
Early intervention
for adolescent substance abuse: Pretreatment to posttreatment outcomes of a randomized controlled trial comparing Multidimensional Family Therapy and peer group treatment.
We will use meta - analytic techniques to evaluate family - based programs
for adolescent substance use to determine which program components are most strongly linked to success in reducing substance use and / or improving parenting.
Explain the criteria for choosing assessment instruments
for adolescent substance abuse screening.
For more information about The CRAFFT, click here to visit The Center
for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research website, created by Children's Hospital Boston.
Outpatient interventions
for adolescent substance abuse: A quality of evidence review.
RIAAP Survey: Please Provide Valuable Input on Experience with Screening and Intervention
for Adolescent Substance Abuse Dear Colleagues, As pediatricians we recognize that substance use by youth is wide spread, is not easily recognized, and has implications for...
We provide evidence - based treatment, implementing Motivational Enhancement Therapy / Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MET / CBT)
for adolescent substance users and their families.
Dr. John Knight, Director of the Center
for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Boston Children's Hospital
Peer Effects
for Adolescent Substance Use: Do They Really Exist?
Not exact matches
«There's more emphasis now and there will be more emphasis because of the Affordable Care Act [on] offering mental health services in primary care settings,» suggests Curry, who is about to start a clinical trial looking at the effects of cognitive behavior therapy
for adolescents with depression and
substance abuse problems.
Adolescents or young adults with an FASD and who never received services or were older when diagnosed can be at very high risk
for psychosocial issues, such as dependent living conditions, disrupted school experiences, poor employment records,
substance use, and encounters with law enforcement.
When an
adolescent develops a
substance problem, we often hear parents say he was self - medicating his attention - deficit disorder, or his anxiety, or his depression, or his school problems,
for that matter.
Upon narrowing the study's focus to the three smallest and least studied U.S. racial groups, Pacific Islander, multiracial, and American Indian
adolescents had higher prevalence
for using several illicit
substances as well as every marker of suicidality compared to non-Hispanic white
adolescents.
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For racial minority adolescents, cigarette and alcohol use linked to suicidality: Study reveals pervasive lifetime substance use among US adolescents in ninth to 12th grades, especially for alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana.&raq
For racial minority
adolescents, cigarette and alcohol use linked to suicidality: Study reveals pervasive lifetime
substance use among US
adolescents in ninth to 12th grades, especially
for alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana.&raq
for alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana.»
«Of all racial groups, American Indian
adolescents had the highest rates
for using many
substances of abuse, and
for depression, suicidal thoughts, and attempted suicide,» said Subica, an assistant professor of social medicine, population, and public health in the School of Medicine.
«Consequently, while we were interested in identifying disparities
for all U.S. racial minority groups, we wanted to pay special attention to estimating the national prevalence of, and disparities in,
substance use and suicidality among these understudied and historically ignored
adolescents.»
«Our review highlights that studies to date varied widely in hypotheses and research methods, suggesting that the field needs to develop more standardized methods to allow
for a clearer understanding of the role of comorbid depression among
adolescents in
substance abuse treatment,» wrote the researchers in a joint statement.
In keeping with this new approach, the review at hand focused on studies concerning mechanisms of change
for various «brands» of psychotherapy and distilled important implications
for treating
adolescent substance users.
«Our critical review on the limited existing treatment mechanism studies,» explained co-author Dr. Jessica Black, «found that «common» processes, such as positive social support, rather than a particular treatment modality, account
for positive
adolescent substance use outcomes.»
As
for the future of
adolescent substance use treatment, Drs. Chung & Black describe a need to focus on the «active ingredients» of therapies and their respective «targets.»
Although further research into A-CRA's efficacy in treating various combinations of
substance use and psychiatric disorders is warranted, the authors argue that there's no reason
for providers to wait when it comes to offering comprehensive treatment to
adolescents who could benefit from their help right now.
«The
Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA) is a well - tested intervention
for substance use disorders that has demonstrated potential as a treatment
for co-morbid youth,» says lead author Dr. Susan H. Godley.
«A number of
adolescents are both victims of cyberbullying and perpetrators of cyberbullying, but victims are at higher risk
for psychological and behavior health problems, like
substance abuse, after six months of bullying.»
Adolescents who saw advertising
for medical marijuana were more likely to either report using marijuana or say they planned to use the
substance in the future, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
«On the immediate horizon is a look at the effects of some things that become more common during
adolescent years as kids hit a high - risk time
for substance and alcohol abuse and other problems that often co-exist with clinical depression.
The use of medication to treat attention deficient hyperactivity disorder is linked to significantly lower risk
for substance use problems in
adolescents and adults with ADHD, according to a study led by researchers at Indiana University.
Kathryn D. Boger, PhD, ABPP, is board certified in clinical child and
adolescent psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
for anxiety, mood, and
substance use disorders.
Gateway provides a wide array of services to adults, children and families, including around - the - clock psychiatric emergency services, psychiatric medication therapy services, outpatient counseling
for individuals and families, specialized residential care
for children and
adolescents, permanent affordable housing
for adults, supervised adult residential services, adult supported housing services, mental health services
for adults with persistent mental health issues, a licensed school
for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties, nationally recognized vocational and occupational rehabilitation services, a therapeutic outdoor recreation program
for children and
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for families and residential
substance abuse services, as well as individual and case management services
for adults and children.
Adolescent Acute Residential Treatment (ART) Program Short - term, residential treatment
for adolescents ages 13 to 19 with emotional and behavioral difficulties including those with
substance use disorders.
«While more research is needed, accumulating evidence exists to suggest that energy drink consumption is linked to adverse cardiovascular events, sleep disturbances, and other
substance use among
adolescents,» says Amelia Arria, director of the University of Maryland School of Public Health's Center
for Young Adult Health and Development and co-author of the recent energy drink and alcohol study.
Untreated ADHD can be harmful in itself, leading to poor performance in school and increasing
adolescents» risk
for harmful behavior such as reckless driving, unsafe sexual practices, and
substance abuse.
«It's very possible that symptoms such as impulsivity put
adolescents at risk
for substance abuse,» Faraone says.
A 2008 study that followed a group of
adolescent women with ADHD
for five years found that the participants who had been treated with stimulants were nearly 75 % less likely to develop a
substance - use disorder than those who were not, while other research has shown that the use of ADHD medication in young men reduces the risk of later
substance - use disorders by 85 %.
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Dr. Bry's systematic program of prevention research has included studies that: 1) search
for precursors that differentiate
adolescents who will develop conduct or
substance use problems from those who will not and environmental factors that might reduce or buffer those precursors; 2) investigate whether these factors actually precede or reduce future problems; and 3) test the outcome efficacy and effectiveness of experimental methods to modify these factors.
Meridian, ID About Blog Zelus Recovery is a private outpatient treatment agency
for adolescents and young adults who struggle with
substance abuse and their families.