title: Relapse Contexts for Substance Abusing Adolescents with Comorbid Psychopathology.
abstract: The relationship of diagnosis, developmentally relevant factors (e.g., life stress, peer substance use) and mental health symptoms to contexts of a return to substance use were examined for 103 substance abusing adolescents with Axis I psychopathology (ages 12-17) following inpatient treatment. Proximal psychiatric symptoms and developmentally relevant factors, but not psychiatric diagnosis at treatment entry, predicted contexts in which youth returned to alcohol and drug use in the 6 months following treatment. The findings suggest that comorbid youth are similar to same-aged peers without comorbid psychopathology and adults with comorbid psychopathology in regard to contexts associated with a return to substance involvement.
authors: Department of Psychology at Reed College, University of California, San Diego, CA.
authors: Kristen G
authors: KG
authors: Anderson
authors: Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University, University of California, San Diego, CA.
authors: Kevin C
authors: KC
authors: Frissell
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, University of California, San Diego, CA.
authors: Sandra A
authors: SA
authors: Brown
keywords: Substance use disorder; adolescents; comorbidity; relapse