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- Title
Adolescents with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Conditions in a Private Managed Care Health Plan: Prevalence, Patient Characteristics, and Treatment Initiation and Engagement.
- Authors
Chi, Felicia W.; Sterling, Stacy; Weisner, Constance
- Abstract
This study examined the prevalence, patient characteristics, and treatment initiation and engagement of adolescents with co-occurring substance use (SU) and serious mental health (MH) diagnoses in a private, managed care health plan. We identified 2,005 adolescents aged 12–17, who received both SU and MH diagnoses within a 1-year window between 1/1/2000 and 12/31/2002; 57% were girls. Gender variations were found in diagnoses received and point of identification. Being dually diagnosed in specialty departments (rather than Primary Care and Emergency) and receiving both diagnoses within a shorter time period were associated with treatment initiation and engagement. (Am J Addict 2006;15:67–79)
- Subjects
SUBSTANCE abuse treatment; SUBSTANCE abuse; SUBSTANCE abuse prevention; PREVENTIVE health services for teenagers; MANAGED care programs; PATIENT participation; DUAL diagnosis patients; ADOLESCENT psychiatry; PATIENTS
- Publication
American Journal on Addictions, 2006, Vol 15, p67
- ISSN
1055-0496
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10550490601006022