Adolescent Substance Abuse: Research and Clinical Advances

by Edited by Howard A. Liddle , Cynthia L. Rowe

• ISBN13: 9780521823586
• ISBN10: 0521823587
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-27
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book was first published in 2006. Adolescent drug abuse is one of the most challenging disorders to treat. It impacts on schools, community-based programs, mental health and medical facilities, and juvenile justice settings. This book provides practitioners, program developers and policy makers with practical information for improving outcomes in adolescent substance abuse. The authors cover a range of issues, including empirically based treatment development protocols, how to incorporate innovative treatment models into diverse clinical settings; research advances; interventions with special populations, culturally based intervention guidelines, and recommendations for practice and policy.

Table of Contents

Foreword Thomas McLellan

Introduction Cynthia L Rowe and Howard Liddle

Part I. Theoretical, Empirical, and Methodological Foundations for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Research: 1. The developmental context for adolescent substance abuse intervention Judith Brook, David Brook and Kerstin Pahl

2. Recent methodological and statistical advances in substance abuse treatment research Terry Duncan, Susan Duncan, Lisa Strycker, Hayrettin Okut and Hollie Hix-Small

3. Clinical course of youth following treatment for alcohol and drug problems Sandra Brown and Danielle Ramo

4. Cannabis youth treatment: preliminary findings and implications Janet Titus and Michael Dennis

Part II. Practice and Policy Trends in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment: 5. Epidemiological trends and clinical implications of adolescent substance abuse in Europe Cecilia Essau

6. The drug abuse treatment outcomes studies: outcomes with adolescent substance abusers Christine Grella

7. Adolescent treatment services: the context of care M. Katherine Kraft, Kristin Schubert, Anna Nanines Pond and Marilyn Aquirre-Molina

8. The principles of service organisation and practice in England Paul McArdle and Eilish Gilvarry

9. Health services with drug abusing adolescents: the next frontier of research Jerry Flanzer

Part III. Comprehensive Assessment and Integrative Treatment Planning with Adolescent Substance Abusers: 10. Assessing adolescent drug abuse: clinical strategies Ken Winters

11. Psychopharmacology of adolescents with substance use disorders: using diagnostic specific treatments Oscar Bukstein and Jack Cornelius

12. Adolescent substance use disorders and comorbid conditions: developmentally informed diagnostic and treatment considerations Elizabeth Whitmore and Paula Riggs

13. HIV/AIDS and adolescent substance abuse Robert Malow, Rhonda Rosenberg and Jessie Devieux

Part IV. Empirically Based Interventions for Adolescent Substance Abuse: Research and Practice Implications: 14. Adolescent therapeutic communities: future directions for practice and research Nancy Jainchill

15. School-based group treatment for adolescent substance use problems Eric Wagner and Mark Macgowan

16. Profiles of change in behavioral and family interventions for adolescent substance abuse and dependence Holly Waldron, Charles Turner and Timothy Ozechowski

17. Behavioral management approaches for adolescent substance abuse John Roll and Donnie Watson

18. Evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapies for adolescent substance use disorders: review applications and challenges Yifrah Kaminer and Holly Waldron

Part V. Culturally Based Treatment Development for Adolescent Substance Abusers: 19. Family-centered treatment for American Indian adolescent substance abuse: toward a culturally and historically informed strategy Allison Boyd-Ball and Thomas Dishion

20. Using treatment development methods to enhance the family-based treatment of Hispanic adolescents Daniel Santisteban, Maite Mena and Lourdes Suarez-Morales

21. The road ahead: building on accomplishments and facing challenges to advance the science and practice of adolescent substance abuse treatment Howard Liddle and Arlene Frank.