title: Substance abuse with psychiatric illness in children and adolescents: definitions and terminology.
abstract: Substance abuse with psychiatric illness is commonly referred to as comorbidity, a term that lacks the specificity needed to further precision in research and clinical treatment, both of which are particularly important when dealing with children and adolescents. A review of the literature on this dual disorder in young people is followed by a discussion of diagnostic and treatment considerations and their implications for researchers and clinical practitioners.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Belfer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation