Clinical course and outcome of substance abuse disorders in adolescents

Article Abstract:

A new study of substance abuse disorders in children and adolescents confirmed that co-morbid psychopathology is common among drug- and alcohol-abusing young people. The study concerned 275 children of whom 19, or 7%, were diagnosed as having a substance abuse-related psychiatric disorder. The additional finding that 17 of the 19, or 89%, had previously received diagnoses of other psychiatric disorders indicated a high prevalence for these disorders among young substance abusers. Moreover, the finding that 30% of the 19 had not given up their drug abuse within three years of the first diagnosis shows that the disorders are chronic.

Research, Teenagers, Youth, Adolescent psychopathology, Drugs and youth, Juvenile drug abuse

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Ohio's Bill 167 fails to increase prenatal referrals for substance abuse

Article Abstract:

The screening instrument mandated by Ohio's Bill 167 is no more effective in detecting drug abuse among pregnant women than the routine information collected during a prenatal exam. This was the conclusion of a study of 241 pregnant women attending a prenatal clinic.

Laws, regulations and rules, Diagnosis, Pregnant women, Ohio, Drug abuse

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Testosterone abuse and affective disorders

Article Abstract:

A psychiatrist describes the case of a 40-year-old man who developed affective symptoms when he began taking testosterone supplements. Testosterone can cause mania while it is used and depression when it is discontinued.

Causes of, Testosterone, Affective disorders, Mood disorders

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