title: Addiction epidemiology in adolescents receiving inpatient psychiatric treatment.
abstract: This study sought to characterize adolescent psychiatric inpatient populations from two sites and to determine correlates of substance use disorders (SUD). Screening procedures for SUD differ substantially between these sites. A retrospective review of adolescent inpatients (n=636) revealed that the populations were similar in gender, race and age. Rates of SUD at the site with a formalized SUD screening regimen were higher (39%) than those at the other site (16.5%). Similar correlates of SUD were observed across sites, including older age, legal involvement, sexual activity, childhood disruptive disorder, and tobacco use. These results suggest that SUD is a major issue in adolescent psychiatric patients. More rigorous screening for SUD and its correlates may facilitate earlier detection of substance use in this vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA. mfweaver@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Madeleine A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dupre
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cropsey
authors.forename: J Randy
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Bela A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: Jenny L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wiley
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Balster
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010359:Patient Readmission; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome