Mental Health and Substance Use Comorbidity Among Adolescents in Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitals: Prevalence and Covariates

Bir ÇEMATEM kliniğinde yatan ergen hastalarda madde kullanım eğilimleri, psikososyal travmalar, psikiyatrik komorbiditeler ve cinsiyet farklılıkları

“…Of the 105 adolescents in our study, 31% were female and 69% male. Being of the male sex is known to be a risk factor for SUD (29). While our study is consistent with the literature, this may be related with the higher number of girls compared to boys among inpatients at the CEMATEM clinic.…”

A comparative study of socio‐demographic and substance use correlates in early‐onset psychosis

“…The prevalence of comorbid substance use disorders in adolescents with mental illness ranges from 20% to 33%, with predominance in males and older adolescents. 4 Substance use is associated with a variety of adolescent psychopathology, particularly the externalizing disorders with varying rates and patterns of substance use. 5 The prevalence of substance use disorders is especially high among patients with early-onset psychosis (EOP) (psychosis onset by age 18) and is often under-detected and untreated.…”

“…The prevalence of comorbid substance use disorders in adolescents with mental illness ranges from 20% to 33%, with predominance in males and older adolescents . Substance use is associated with a variety of adolescent psychopathology, particularly the externalizing disorders with varying rates and patterns of substance use .…”

Adolescent Substance Use and Comorbid Psychopathology: Emotion Regulation Deficits as a Transdiagnostic Risk Factor

“…Rates of adolescent internalizing disorders (e.g., depressive disorders 8.2 % [5]; anxiety disorders 12.7 % [6]) and externalizing disorders (e.g., disruptive behavior disorders 22.9 % and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 17.5 % [6]) are even higher. Further, up to 40 % of youths with an AUD/SUD also meet the criteria for at least one other comorbid psychiatric disorder [7], and 25 % of adolescents aged 11–17 who are admitted into inpatient psychiatric hospitals meet the criteria for comorbid mental health and substance use disorders [8]. Comorbidity of AUDs/SUDs with other psychiatric conditions is associated with increased disorder severity and poorer outcomes among youths [7, 9].…”