CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <1> Database EMBASE Accession Number 2007290362 Authors Degenhardt L. Coffey C. Moran P. Carlin J.B. Patton G.C. Institution (Degenhardt) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. (Coffey, Patton) Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia. (Moran) Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom. (Carlin) Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne, Vic., Australia. Country of Publication United Kingdom Title The predictors and consequences of adolescent amphetamine use: Findings from the Victoria Adolescent Health Cohort Study. Source Addiction. 102(7)(pp 1076-1084), 2007. Date of Publication: Jul 2007. Abstract Objectives: Previous work has highlighted the adverse consequences of early-onset cannabis use. However, little is known about the predictors and effects of early-onset amphetamine use. We set out to examine these issues using a representative cohort of young people followed-up over 11 years in Victoria, Australia. Methods: A stratified, random sample of 1943 adolescents was recruited from secondary schools across Victoria at age 14- 15 years. This cohort was interviewed on eight occasions until the age of 24-25 years (78% follow-up at that age). Cross-sectional associations were assessed using logistic regression with allowance for repeated measures. Both proportional hazards models and logistic regression models were used to assess prospective associations. Results: Approximately 7% of the sample had used amphetamines by the age of 17 years. Amphetamine use by this age was associated with poorer mental health and other drug use. The incidence of amphetamine use during the teenage years was predicted by heavier drug use and by mental health problems. By young adulthood (age 24-25 years), adolescent amphetamine users were more likely to meet criteria for dependence upon a range of drugs, to have greater psychological morbidity and to have some limitations in educational attainment. Most of these associations were not sustained after adjustment for early-onset cannabis use. Conclusion: Young people in Australia who begin amphetamine use by age 17 years are at increased risk for a range of mental health, substance use and psychosocial problems in young adulthood. However, these problems are largely accounted for by their even earlier-onset cannabis use. copyright 2007 The Authors. ISSN 0965-2140 Publication Type Journal: Article Journal Name Addiction Volume 102 Issue Part 7 Page 1076-1084 Year of Publication 2007 Date of Publication Jul 2007

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <5> Database EMBASE Accession Number 2007247296 Authors Stewart D. Gossop M. Trakada K. Institution (Stewart) Research Development and Statistics, Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom. (Gossop, Trakada) National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, 4 Windsor Walk, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. Country of Publication United Kingdom Title Drug dependent parents: Childcare responsibilities, involvement with treatment services, and treatment outcomes. Source Addictive Behaviors. 32(8)(pp 1657-1668), 2007. Date of Publication: Aug 2007. Abstract Relatively little is known about the treatment of drug dependent parents. This study of drug misusers (n = 1075) investigates the involvement of parents with treatment services, childcare arrangements before and during treatment, and outcomes at 1-year follow up. Almost half the sample (46%) were parents. Women were more likely to be responsible for the care of children. Parents, and especially women, who looked after children, were less likely to receive residential treatment. Illicit drug use and psychiatric symptoms were reduced at 1 year. Outcomes did not differ by gender or parenting status, but there was an interaction effect for psychiatric symptoms: for women, looking after children during treatment was associated with less improvement in psychiatric symptoms at follow up. Such women face special difficulties in access to services and would benefit if treatment services were able to offer improved access and childcare support. copyright 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ISSN 0306-4603 Publication Type Journal: Article Journal Name Addictive Behaviors Volume 32 Issue Part 8 Page 1657-1668 Year of Publication 2007 Date of Publication Aug 2007

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <32> Database EMBASE Accession Number 2007402281 Authors Roberts R.E. Roberts C.R. Xing Y. Institution (Roberts) Division of Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas, 1200 Herman Pressler Dr, Houston, TX 77030, United States. (Roberts) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical School, The University of Texas, United States. (Xing) Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Texas, United States. Country of Publication United Kingdom Title Rates of DSM-IV psychiatric disorders among adolescents in a large metropolitan area. Source Journal of Psychiatric Research. 41(11)(pp 959-967), 2007. Date of Publication: Dec 2007. Abstract We present prevalence data for adolescents in a large metropolitan area in the US and the association of DSM-IV diagnoses to functional impairment and selected demographic correlates. We sampled 4175 youths aged 11-17 years from households enrolled in large health maintenance organizations. Data were collected using questionnaires and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, Version IV (DISC-IV). Impairment was measured using the Child Global Assessment Scale and diagnostic specific impairment in the DISC-IV. 17.1% of the sample met DSM-IV criteria for one or more disorders in the past year; 11% when only DISC impairment was considered and 5.3% only using the CGAS. The most prevalent disorders were anxiety (6.9%), disruptive (6.5%), and substance use (5.3%) disorders. The most prevalent specific disorders were agoraphobia, conduct and marijuana abuse/dependence, then alcohol use and oppositional defiant disorder. Younger youths and females had lower odds for any disorder, as did youths from two parent homes. There was increased odds associated with lower family income. Females had greater odds of mood and anxiety disorders, males of disruptive and substance use disorders. There were greater odds of mood and disruptive disorders for older youths. Prevalences were highly comparable to recent studies using similar methods in diverse non-metropolitan populations. We found associations with age, gender, and to a lesser extent, socioeconomic status reported in previous studies. The inclusion of both diagnosis-specific impairment and global impairment reduced prevalence rates significantly. Our results suggest commonality of prevalences and associated factors in diverse study settings, including urban and rural areas. copyright 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ISSN 0022-3956 Publication Type Journal: Article Journal Name Journal of Psychiatric Research Volume 41 Issue Part 11 Page 959-967 Year of Publication 2007 Date of Publication Dec 2007

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <59> Database EMBASE Accession Number 2007360039 Authors Mcardle P. Institution (Mcardle) Fleming Nuffield Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3AE, United Kingdom. Country of Publication United Kingdom Title Comments on NICE guidelines for 'Depression in children and young people'. Source Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 12(2)(pp 66-69), 2007. Date of Publication: May 2007. Abstract The recent NICE depression guidelines recommend that cognitive-behavioural and interpersonal psychotherapies should be the treatments of choice for child or adolescent depression. This paper argues that in so doing, NICE goes beyond the evidence adduced and judges too much relevant data ineligible. This is likely to be due to a methodology developed for biomedicine, where NICE-eligible data are substantial. Consequently, NICE risks distorting practice in a small specialty where randomised controlled trials are comparatively rare and usually involve small samples. copyright 2007 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. ISSN 1475-357X Publication Type Journal: Note Journal Name Child and Adolescent Mental Health Volume 12 Issue Part 2 Page 66-69 Year of Publication 2007 Date of Publication May 2007

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <81> Database EMBASE Accession Number 2007324789 Authors Linden M. Zehner A. Institution (Linden, Zehner) Rehabilitation Centre Seehof, Berlin, Germany. (Linden) Research Group Psychosomatic Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Centre Seehof, Lichterfelder Allee 55, 14513 Berlin, Germany. Country of Publication United Kingdom Title The role of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in adult cognitive behaviour therapy. Source Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 35(4)(pp 447-455), 2007. Date of Publication: Jul 2007. Abstract Sexual abuse in childhood is a pathogenetic factor for psychological disorders. The attention given to this phenomenon varies between therapists and therapeutic schools. The question is how often sexual abuse is recognized as a problem in cognitive behaviour therapy and how this is related to the present symptoms and therapeutic problems. 1223 case reports, written as application for reimbursement of routine cognitive behaviour therapy, were submitted to a content analysis in respect to childhood sexual abuse. Sexual abuse was mentioned in 10.3% of the cases; 59% of female and 50.0% of male victims were abused by relatives. Sexually abused patients showed significantly increased rates of inadequate care and negative life events during childhood. In comparison to controls, cases showed significantly increased rates of "eating disorders" (15 vs. 6; p<.05), "substance abuse/addiction" (16 vs. 6; p<.05), "suicide attempts" (15 vs. 3; p<.01), "strict refusal of sexual partners" (15 vs. 5; p<.05), "frequently changing partners" (21 vs. 3; p<.001), "problems in marriage/partnership" (95 vs. 77; p<.05) and "sexual problems" (51 vs. 24; p<.001). Childhood sexual abuse is a problem, frequently seen in behaviour therapy patients and therefore also warranting special attention in routine patient care. Sexual abuse is understood by cognitive behaviour therapists as an indicator for traumatizing conditions in general during childhood. It is associated with specific treatment problems and therapeutic needs in adulthood. copyright 2007 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. ISSN 1352-4658 Publication Type Journal: Article Journal Name Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy Volume 35 Issue Part 4 Page 447-455 Year of Publication 2007 Date of Publication Jul 2007

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <83> Database EMBASE Accession Number 2007330071 Authors Benjet C. Borges G. Medina-Mora M.E. Fleiz C. Blanco J. Zambrano J. Rojas E. Ramirez M. Institution (Benjet, Borges, Medina-Mora, Fleiz, Blanco, Zambrano, Rojas, Ramirez) National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente, Colonia San Lorenzo Huipulco, Mexico, Mexico. (Borges) Autonomous Metropolitan University, Mexico City, Mexico. (Benjet) National Institute of Psychiatry Ramon de la Fuente, Division of Epidemiological and Psychosocial Research, C. Mex. X. 101, C. S. L. Huipulco, Mexico D.F. 14370, Mexico. Country of Publication United Kingdom Title Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of drug use among adolescents: Results from the Mexican adolescent mental health survey. Source Addiction. 102(8)(pp 1261-1268), 2007. Date of Publication: Aug 2007. Abstract Aims: To estimate the life-time and 12-month prevalence of illicit drug use among Mexican adolescents, the age of onset of first drug use and the socio-demographic correlates. Method: A multi-stage probability survey of adolescents aged 12-17 years residing in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area was carried out in 2005. Adolescents were administered the computer- assisted adolescent version of the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview by trained lay interviewers in their homes. The response rate was 71% (n = 3005). Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed considering the multi-stage and weighted sample design of the survey. Findings: Of the adolescents, 5.2% have ever tried illicit drugs, 2.9% in the last 12 months. The most frequently used drugs are marijuana, followed by tranquilizers/stimulants. The median age of first use is 14 years. Correlates of life- time drug use are older age, having dropped out of school, parental drug problems, low religiosity and low parental monitoring. Conclusions: While drug use among Mexican adolescents is lower than among adolescents from other developed countries, its increasing prevalence with age and the narrowing male/female ratio calls for firm public health actions, particularly prevention strategies. copyright 2007 The Authors. ISSN 0965-2140 Publication Type Journal: Article Journal Name Addiction Volume 102 Issue Part 8 Page 1261-1268 Year of Publication 2007 Date of Publication Aug 2007

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <86> Database EMBASE Accession Number 2007327401 Authors Donohue B. Hill H.H. Azrin N.H. Cross C. Strada M.J. Institution (Donohue, Hill, Cross, Strada) University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States. (Azrin) Nova Southeastern University, United States. Country of Publication United Kingdom Title Psychometric support for contemporaneous and retrospective youth and parent reports of adolescent marijuana use frequency in an adolescent outpatient treatment population. Source Addictive Behaviors. 32(9)(pp 1787-1797), 2007. Date of Publication: Sep 2007. Abstract Little is known about the reliability and validity of self-and collateral reports of adolescent drug use frequency within adolescent treatment samples. Therefore, in the present study drug counselors systematically obtained contemporaneous reports of adolescent marijuana use frequency from 31 conduct-disordered and drug abusing youth, and separately, their parents, during each outpatient treatment session for 6 months. A urine drug screen was also scheduled to occur during each treatment session. At the conclusion of treatment, a blind assessor obtained retrospective reports of the youths' frequency of marijuana use during each of the six months of treatment from both the adolescents and their parents using the Timeline Follow-Back (TLFB) procedure. With only one exception (i.e., parents reported that their children had used marijuana more often in the first month of treatment according to the retrospective TLFB method, as compared with the contemporaneous method), contemporaneous and retrospective reporting methods yielded similar information throughout each of the 6 months of treatment for both youth and their parents. A significant positive relationship between urinalysis testing and youth reports of their drug use was found for each of the 6 months of treatment. Similar relationships with urinalysis testing were generally found to exist in both parent report methods (i.e., contemporaneous, retrospective) across the 6 months of treatment. The results suggest adolescents and their parents provide consistent reports of marijuana use frequency throughout treatment, and that these reports are corroborated utilizing standardized retrospective reporting methods and urinalysis testing. Future directions are discussed in light of these findings. copyright 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ISSN 0306-4603 Publication Type Journal: Article Journal Name Addictive Behaviors Volume 32 Issue Part 9 Page 1787-1797 Year of Publication 2007 Date of Publication Sep 2007

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <87> Database EMBASE Accession Number 2007327164 Authors Buckner J.D. Keough M.E. Schmidt N.B. Institution (Buckner, Keough, Schmidt) Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, United States. Country of Publication United Kingdom Title Problematic alcohol and cannabis use among young adults: The roles of depression and discomfort and distress tolerance. Source Addictive Behaviors. 32(9)(pp 1957-1963), 2007. Date of Publication: Sep 2007. Abstract Problematic substance use is associated with depression. Clarifying the relationship between substance use and depression remains an important research goal, with implications for prevention and treatment. Individual differences in the ability to tolerate negative physical and emotional sensations were hypothesized to play a role in substance use behaviors among depressed individuals. The present study investigated the roles of discomfort and distress tolerance in the relationship between alcohol and cannabis problems and depression among undergraduates (N = 265). Consistent with other reports, depression was correlated with alcohol and cannabis problems. As predicated, distress tolerance mediated the relationships between depression and alcohol and cannabis problems. Interestingly, discomfort intolerance moderated the relationship between depression and cannabis problems such that depressed individuals with high discomfort tolerance were most vulnerable to cannabis problems. These data suggest that distress intolerance may at least partially account for alcohol and cannabis problems among depressed young adults whereas discomfort intolerance may actually serve a protective role in the development of cannabis problems. copyright 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ISSN 0306-4603 Publication Type Journal: Article Journal Name Addictive Behaviors Volume 32 Issue Part 9 Page 1957-1963 Year of Publication 2007 Date of Publication Sep 2007

LDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <97> Database EMBASE Accession Number 2007325475 Authors Brook J.S. Balka E.B. Ning Y. Brook D.W. Institution (Brook, Balka, Ning, Brook) Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States. (Brook) Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016, United States. Country of Publication United Kingdom Title Trajectories of cigarette smoking among African Americans and Puerto Ricans from adolescence to young adulthood: Associations with dependence on alcohol and illegal drugs. Source American Journal on Addictions. 16(3)(pp 195-201), 2007. Date of Publication: May 2007. Abstract This study predicts that heterogeneous smoking trajectories covering four time points pose differential risks for dependence on alcohol and illegal drugs in young adulthood in an African American and Puerto Rican community sample (N = 475). The trajectory analysis yielded four smoking groups: nonsmokers, maturing out smokers, late-starting smokers, and early-starting continuous smokers. The early starting continuous group was more likely to become both alcohol- and drug-dependent in young adulthood than the other groups. Late-starting smokers were at higher risk than nonsmokers for drug dependence. Interventions are necessary from preadolescence through late adolescence to reduce the numbers of early and late smokers and their specific risks for substance dependence. Copyright copyright American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. ISSN 1055-0496 Publication Type Journal: Article Journal Name American Journal on Addictions Volume 16 Issue Part 3 Page 195-201 Year of Publication 2007 Date of Publication May 2007

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <101> Database EMBASE Accession Number 2007325468 Authors Burleson J.A. Kaminer Y. Institution (Burleson, Kaminer) Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, United States. (Kaminer) Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-2103, United States. Country of Publication United Kingdom Title Aftercare for adolescent alcohol use disorder: Feasibility and acceptability of a phone intervention. Source American Journal on Addictions. 16(3)(pp 202-205), 2007. Date of Publication: May 2007. Abstract A lack of continuity of care for adolescents with alcohol and other substance use disorders (AOSUD) is common. The objectives of this brief report are to present the rationale for the use of manualized, individual brief therapeutic phone contacts (IBTPC) integrating motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapies for aftercare in youth with AOSUD; and report the results and discuss the implications of a study on the feasibility and acceptability of IBTPC in youths with AOSUD. Four therapists and forty-three adolescents who completed IBTPC responded to a questionnaire concerning the acceptability, feasibility, and confidentiality of the IBTPC. In general, both subjects and therapists were positively consistent in their endorsement of the common items. In conclusion, aftercare for adolescents with AOSUD utilizing a brief phone intervention is perceived as feasible and acceptable. Copyright copyright American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. ISSN 1055-0496 Publication Type Journal: Article Journal Name American Journal on Addictions Volume 16 Issue Part 3 Page 202-205 Year of Publication 2007 Date of Publication May 2007