title: Psychiatric comorbidity and substance use treatment outcomes of adolescents.
abstract: Treatment outcomes of 126 adolescents (13-18 years old) with comorbid substance use disorders (SUDs) and Axis I psychiatric disorders (mood, anxiety, conduct, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders) were compared to 81 SUD adolescents with no additional Axis I disorder. Participants completed structured interviews and symptom measures while participating in an adolescent treatment program and at 6 months following treatment. Results indicated that comorbid youth received more treatment during the outcome period; despite this, more comorbid SUD-Axis I disordered adolescents used substances following treatment than SUD-only youth, even after controlling for socioeconomic status and ethnicity. Among comorbid youth, internalizing disordered adolescents were less likely to use substances during the follow-up period, and externalizing disordered youth returned to substance use most rapidly after discharge from treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Tomlinson
authors.forename: Sandra A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abrantes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome