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Aaron P Turner1, Mary E Larimer, Irwin G Sarason
1VA Puget Sound Health Care System, and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98108, United States. Aaron.Turner@med.va.gov
Objective:
The following study tested the empirical validity and clinical meaningfulness of a negative mood subtype of incarcerated adolescent males (N=270). Differences in alcohol and marijuana use and consequences were examined.
Method:
Participants were subtyped according to reports of depressive and anxious symptoms using the Children's Depression Inventory and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale.
Results:
Cluster analysis confirmed the presence of negative mood (34%) and normal mood (66%) subtypes. Incarcerated adolescents in the negative mood subtype reported higher levels of alcohol use, higher levels of use-related consequences for both alcohol and marijuana, greater use of both substances to regulate mood states, and more use of avoidant coping.
Conclusion:
Results underscore the need for identification and treatment of mental health and substance use difficulties in the juvenile justice system.
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