title: Motives for substance use among young people seeking mental health treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore substance use motives among young people seeking mental health treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants consisted of 103 young people seeking mental health treatment, who had used drugs or alcohol in the past year. The young people completed a 42-item substance use motives measure based on the Drinking Motives Measure for their most frequently used substance in the past year.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exploratory factor analysis of the substance use motives scale indicated the young people reported using substances for positive and negative drug effects, to socialize with their peers, and to cope with a negative affect. They did not report using substances for enhancement or conformity motives. Coping motives predicted the presence of a current substance use disorder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings support the need for integrated treatment approaches within mental health settings, particularly targeted at young people with co-occurring mental health and substance use problems.
authors.affiliation: ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. lhides@unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Leanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hides
authors.forename: Dan I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Lubman
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Cosgrave
authors.forename: Joe A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Buckby
authors.forename: Eoin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Killackey
authors.forename: Alison R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Yung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D009042:Motivation; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult