title: Predictors of relapse during treatment and treatment completion among marijuana-dependent adolescents in an intensive outpatient substance abuse program.
abstract: The present study assessed possible predictors of relapse while in treatment and treatment completion among marijuana-dependent adolescents (N = 59) in an intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program. Comorbid depression was associated with an increased likelihood of relapse and a higher total number of relapses. As expected, relapse while in treatment was associated with a reduced likelihood of successfully completing the treatment program. Comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was also associated with a lower likelihood of successful program completion. These findings add to a slowly growing literature regarding adolescent substance abuse treatment, and may help clinicians identify marijuana-dependent adolescents at greater risk of relapse or noncompliance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3374, Durham, NC 27710, USA. aaron.white@duke.edu
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Kristin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: Shawn K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Acheson
authors.forename: Becky D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Georgi
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sauls
authors.forename: Roxanne R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ellington
authors.forename: H Scott
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Swartzwelder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome