title: Adolescent addiction and delinquency in the family system.
abstract: Drug abuse and delinquent behavior in adolescents have been closely linked in the literature. It is possible that these links are not causal, but rather covariates of the common factor of family. This paper seeks to examine the behaviors of addiction and delinquency within the framework of family systems theory.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Health Science, Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, 7350McArdle Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78412 USA. Linda Cook@mail.tamucc.edu
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015984:Causality; D005196:Family Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013598:Systems Theory