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Abedi, Behin; Reardon, Sean; Winters, Ken C.; Lee, Susanne – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2019
The present study used data from a randomized controlled trial on brief interventions with adolescents to identify distinct longitudinal patterns of substance use and identify predictors, as well as outcomes associated with those use patterns. Data were originally collected for the purpose of evaluating two brief intervention conditions with…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Intervention, Longitudinal Studies, Substance Abuse
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Salomonsen-Sautel, Stacy; Sakai, Joseph T.; Thurstone, Christian; Corley, Robin; Hopfer, Christian – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: To assess the prevalence and frequency of medical marijuana diversion and use among adolescents in substance abuse treatment and to identify factors related to their medical marijuana use. Method: This study calculated the prevalence and frequency of diverted medical marijuana use among adolescents (n = 164), ages 14-18 years (mean age…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Marijuana, Incidence, Adolescents
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Byrd, Amy L.; Loeber, Rolf; Pardini, Dustin A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: While associations between conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and interpersonal callousness (IC) symptoms and delinquency onset are well established, less is known about whether these characteristics differentiate desisting and persisting delinquency. The current…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Delinquency, Behavior Disorders, Adolescents
Schaal, David W.; Hackenberg, Timothy – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
A review of the use of psychotropic medications for people with developmental disabilities is presented. Results suggest that prescribing drugs based on topographical features of the problem behavior, without considering the function the behavior serves for the individual, contributes to variability in clinical response. Functional analysis of a…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Crolley, Josie; Roys, Deloris; Thyer, Bruce A.; Bordnick, Patrick S. – Behavior Modification, 1998
Compared entrance and exit scores for 16 patients completing outpatient treatment for sex offenders. Statistically significant outcome measures and clinical improvements were obtained. Follow-up in 26 months yielded one reoffender. Results support the use of outpatient behavior therapy in reducing deviant sexual arousal and enhancing appropriate…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
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Danforth, Jeffrey S. – Behavior Modification, 1998
Evaluated the effects of parent training on mother behavior and the disruptive behavior of eight children. Parent training was conducted within a multiple-baseline design across children. Direct observation, interviews, and standardized rating scales showed improvements in behavior; six-month follow-up demonstrated the stability of changes.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Davis, Maryann – 2001
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that examined Massachusetts' automated court records (CORI) of all arrests by the age of 25 in 82 individuals who had received Boston-area intensive public adolescent mental health services between 1988 and 1994. Clinical records from individuals targeted adolescent treatments were also examined.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders