TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescents in treatment
T2 - Effects of parental substance abuse on treatment entry characteristics and outcomes
AU - Leichtling, Gillian
AU - Gabriel, Roy M.
AU - Lewis, Chandra K.
AU - Vander Ley, Kelly Jean
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) through Cooperative Agreements Tl 11333 and Tl 12045. The authors also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of their colleagues Trey Guy and Kathy Laws.
PY - 2006/7/25
Y1 - 2006/7/25
N2 - Research strongly supports an increased risk of substance use disorders among the adolescent children of addicted parents. However, little documentation exists of how these adolescents fare when they present for treatment. This article uses data taken from a two-state study on the effects of adolescent substance abuse treatment to examine the characteristics of adolescents with substance-abusing parents and their outcomes following an episode of outpatient treatment. Although such adolescents enter treatment with greater problem severity in a range of areas, outcomes appear similar to adolescents with no substance-abusing parents. The impact of family and individual counseling on outcomes was also examined, demonstrating mixed results for adolescents with substance-abusing parents.
AB - Research strongly supports an increased risk of substance use disorders among the adolescent children of addicted parents. However, little documentation exists of how these adolescents fare when they present for treatment. This article uses data taken from a two-state study on the effects of adolescent substance abuse treatment to examine the characteristics of adolescents with substance-abusing parents and their outcomes following an episode of outpatient treatment. Although such adolescents enter treatment with greater problem severity in a range of areas, outcomes appear similar to adolescents with no substance-abusing parents. The impact of family and individual counseling on outcomes was also examined, demonstrating mixed results for adolescents with substance-abusing parents.
KW - Adolescent treatment
KW - Family counseling
KW - Parental substance abuse
KW - Treatment outcomes
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U2 - 10.1300/J160v06n01_08
DO - 10.1300/J160v06n01_08
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33749630075
SN - 1533-256X
VL - 6
SP - 155
EP - 174
JO - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
IS - 1-2
ER -