Many adolescents entering substance abuse treatment have coexisting mental health
problems and are criminally involved. Examination of the complexities of substance use …

This paper describes important gender comparisons in drug and alcohol use, illegal activity,
physical and sexual abuse, and mental health problems among a large sample of …

This study investigates gender differences in adolescent substance abuse behavior,
treatment effectiveness, and the associated relationships with pre-, during-, and post …

Research on adult substance abusers has revealed a number of social and psychological
differences between males and females that have important implications for treatment. Thus …

Few studies have explored gender comparisons of psychopathology in substance abusing
adolescents. To expand the knowledge base in this area, we assessed 59 adolescents (34 …

Adolescent substance abuse treatment has been increasingly emphasized as an
intervention that could interrupt progression to adult criminal careers. However, information …

Background Although several studies have found a high incidence of coexisting mental
health problems among adolescents with substance use problems, follow-up studies …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate gender differences in substance use and associated high-risk
behaviors and feeling states in 220 adolescent psychiatric outpatients. METHOD: One …

The present study sought to determine whether gender-specific differences existed in the
perception of drug user treatment services delivered at a residential substance misuse …

Although many studies have examined the relationship between early deviant behavior and
subsequent life problems among adolescents drawn from the general population, such …