Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHOD: This was a prospective longitudinal study of 137 substance-abusing adolescents (53 female and 84 male), whose average age was 15.9 years and who met the DSM-III-R criteria for conduct disorder. Consecutively admitted patients were recruited from two adolescent inpatient alcohol and drug treatment facilities. Participants were interviewed again 4 years after treatment. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: This study found a high rate of progression to antisocial personality disorder among substance-abusing adolescents and identified factors predictive of this progression. Careful assessment of conduct disorder history at the time of treatment may be valuable for treatment planning and intervention.
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Authors | M G Myers, D G Stewart, S A Brown |
Journal | The American journal of psychiatry
(Am J Psychiatry)
Vol. 155
Issue 4
Pg. 479-85
(Apr 1998)
ISSN: 0002-953X [Print] United States |
PMID | 9545992
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Alcoholism
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Comorbidity
- Conduct Disorder
(diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Models, Theoretical
- Prospective Studies
- Regression Analysis
- Risk Factors
- Substance-Related Disorders
(epidemiology, therapy)
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