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Direct linkHagedorn, W. Bryce – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2009
Without a consensually validated definition and a set of diagnostic criteria, counselors lack the necessary assessment and treatment tools to work effectively with clients with process addictions and their families. Necessary criteria and the results of a needs assessment are presented.
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Mental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests
Welch, Chiquitia L.; Roberts-Lewis, Amelia C.; Parker, Sharon – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2009
The rise in female delinquency has resulted in large numbers of girls being incarcerated in Youth Development Centers (YDC). However, there are few gender specific treatment programs for incarcerated female adolescent offenders, particularly for those with a history of substance dependency. In this article, we present a Multi-level Risk Model…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Institutionalized Persons, Delinquency
Wenzel, Victoria; Weichold, Karina; Silbereisen, Rainer K. – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
The present study investigated whether a life skills program (LSP) for the prevention of adolescent substance misuse can have positive influences on a school context and on school bonding. The study also explored whether effects on alcohol use are mediated by positive effects on school bonding resulting from program participation. The LSP IPSY…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Drinking, Teaching Methods
Burrow-Sanchez, Jason; Call, Megan E.; Adolphson, S. Lillian; Hawken, Leanne S. – Journal of School Health, 2009
Background: School psychologists are some of the most likely personnel to deliver mental health services, including substance abuse, in school settings, but there is limited research on the perceived competence of school psychologists to address student substance abuse concerns. The 3 aims of this study were to determine how school psychologists…
Descriptors: Health Services, Student Needs, Substance Abuse, School Psychologists
Sarchiapone, Marco; Carli, Vladimir; Di Giannantonio, Massimo; Roy, Alec – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009
We wished to examine determinants of suicidal behavior in prisoners. 903 male prisoners had a psychiatric interview which included various psychometric tests. Suicide attempters were compared with prisoners who had never attempted suicide. Significantly more of the attempters had a history of psychiatric disorder, substance abuse, a family history…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Crime, Aggression, Suicide
Hien, Denise A.; Wells, Elizabeth A.; Jiang, Huiping; Suarez-Morales, Lourdes; Campbell, Aimee N. C.; Cohen, Lisa R.; Miele, Gloria M.; Killeen, Therese; Brigham, Gregory S.; Zhang, Yulei; Hansen, Cheri; Hodgkins, Candace; Hatch-Maillette, Mary; Brown, Chanda; Kulaga, Agatha; Kristman-Valente, Allison; Chu, Melissa; Sage, Robert; Robinson, James A.; Liu, David; Nunes, Edward V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
The authors compared the effectiveness of the Seeking Safety group, cognitive-behavioral treatment for substance use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to an active comparison health education group (Women's Health Education [WHE]) within the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Clinical Trials Network. The authors randomized 353…
Descriptors: Health Education, Females, Safety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Stephens, Peggy C.; Sloboda, Zili; Grey, Scott; Stephens, Richard; Hammond, Augustine; Hawthorne, Richard; Teasdale, Brent; Williams, Joseph – Health Education & Behavior, 2009
Drawing on the elaboration likelihood model of persuasive communication, the authors examine the impact of the perceptions of the instructor or source on students' receptivity to a new substance abuse prevention curriculum. Using survey data from a cohort of students participating in the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study, the authors use…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Prevention
Isralowitz, Richard; Reznik, Alexander; Rawson, Richard A.; Hasson, Albert – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
This study examined drug use patterns, HIV/AIDS, and related outcomes among former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrants from Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus mountain region in Israel who reported heroin use. A total of 253 FSU heroin users were interviewed from 2002 to 2007 as part of a large drug use surveillance study in Israel. Individuals were…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Substance Abuse, Drug Use, Foreign Countries
Blase, Stacey L.; Gilbert, Adrianne N.; Anastopoulos, Arthur D.; Costello, E. Jane; Hoyle, Rick H.; Swartzwelder, H. Scott; Rabiner, David L. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2009
Objective: To examine the association between self-reported ADHD and college adjustment. Participants: Study 1 included nearly 3400 undergraduates attending a public and private university. Study 2 included 846 students who participated during freshman and sophomore year. Method: Students completed a web-based survey that assessed diagnostic…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Drinking, Drug Therapy, Depression (Psychology)
Kane, Michael N.; Green, Diane – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2009
Human service students' (social work, criminal justice, public administration, psychology) were surveyed (N = 242). Their perceptions about older persons' resilience and recovery from substance abuse were investigated. Overall, respondents did not agree that treating older persons for a substance abuse problem was wasteful of resources or older…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Predictor Variables, Social Work, Caseworkers
Okamoto, Janet; Ritt-Olson, Anamara; Soto, Daniel; Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes; Unger, Jennifer B. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2009
Objective: To examine perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino high school students. Methods: Latino 9th graders (N=1332) completed self-report measures of perceived discrimination and substance use behavior. Results: Perceived discrimination was associated with lifetime use measures of smoking (OR=1.73, P less than 0.01), alcohol…
Descriptors: Smoking, Marijuana, Prevention, Drinking
Holtmann, Martin; Portner, Franca; Duketis, Eftichia; Flechtner, Hans-Henning; Angst, Jules; Lehmkuhl, Gerd – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
We tested the psychometric properties of the Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32) in a sample of nonclinical adolescents, examined the association with current psychopathology, and tested if "hypomanic" adolescents differ from other participants regarding HCL-scores and psychopathology. A total of 294 students completed the HCL-32 and the SDQ, a…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Stimulation, Psychopathology, Adolescents
Phillips, Susan D.; Leathers, Sonya J.; Erkanli, Alaattin – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2009
This study describes changes over a 36-month period in the lives of children of probationers who were subjects of reports of maltreatment. Data on a nationally representative sample of reported victims of maltreatment were used to examine probationer-parents' contact with the criminal justice system, and concurrent changes in their children's…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Family Violence, Mental Disorders, Child Welfare
Halmoy, Anne; Fasmer, Ole Bernt; Gillberg, Christopher; Haavik, Jan – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2009
Objective: To determine the effects of symptom profile, comorbid psychiatric problems, and treatment on occupational outcome in adult ADHD patients. Method: Adult ADHD patients (N = 414) responded to questionnaires rating past and present symptoms of ADHD, comorbid conditions, treatment history, and work status. Results: Of the patients, 24%…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Control Groups, Substance Abuse, Attention Deficit Disorders
Ismail, Anne Chandrika; Seneviratne, Rohini De Alwis; Newcombe, Peter A.; Wanigaratne, Shamil – Evaluation Review, 2009
This study translated and validated the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) among 13 to 18 year old Sri Lankan adolescents attending school. A standard systematic translation procedure was followed to translate the original SURPS into Sinhala language. A Delphi process was conducted to determine judgmental validity of Sinhala SURPS.…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Substance Abuse, Factor Analysis, Test Validity
