Reviews verbal and physical abuse that threatens well-being and physical survival of lesbian, gay male, and bisexual youths. Notes that this response to gay male, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents by significant others in their environment is often associated with several problematic outcomes, including school-related problems, running away,…

Data collected in 1972 found single common factor accounting for positive correlations among various adolescent problem behaviors, including problem drinking, marijuana use, delinquent-type behavior, and precocious sexual intercourse. Conducted maximum-likelihood factor analyses in 1985 on new samples of high school juniors and seniors. Replicated…

Reviews empirical literature on comorbidity of anxiety and depressive disorders in youth, emphasizing prevalence of comorbidity, assessment and measurement difficulties, familial factors, and developmental differences. Examines nature of anxiety and depression in youth. Presents treatment recommendations from cognitive-behavioral framework. Notes…

Examined the validity of a hand-scorable, mechanical procedure for deriving interpersonal maturity level (I-level) subtypes with a sample of serious delinquents (N=1,131). Results showed that 65 percent of the youths received a single classification, 34 percent a multiple (dual) classification, and one percent were unclassifiable. (BH)

Reviews social epidemiological data on substance abuse among Native American youth and discusses culturally relevant etiological factors. Highlights strategies for identification of high-risk youth, concentrating on theoretical and methodological aspects appropriate for Native American populations. Issues of sensitive technology transfer and…

Compared long-term effectiveness of time-limited and time-unlimited psychodynamically based therapies, with minimal-contact group as control. Findings from 30 children diagnosed with psychological problems and their parents revealed that all groups showed significant improvements from pretest to posttest. Other findings suggest that long-term…

Analyzes paradoxical instruction (prescribing the symptom) and reframing as strategies used to minimize resistance of three delinquent youths during treatment. Results indicated that the intervention produced significant improvements in the clients' school attendance and academic performance which were sustained through subsequent reinforcement.…

In this study, the authors examined the role of parental beliefs about the causes of child problems in predicting later mental health service use in a large, diverse population of at-risk youths. Study hypotheses were that parental beliefs consistent with biopsychosocial causes would be associated with later mental health service use;…

Describes guiding theory behind cognitive-behavioral interventions with youth, such as therapeutic posture, an important cognitive distinction, and specific treatment goal. On basis of review of literature, nature of cognitive functioning, treatments, and outcome of treatment studies are described and examined for aggression, anxiety, depression,…