Monday, June 28, 2004

Study finds greater severity in substance abuse in adolescent females
NewsRX.com story reprinted at PsycPORT - "A study of male and female adolescents in treatment for substance abuse found significantly greater severity in drug use and associated mental health-related factors among the girls. 'Many adolescents entering substance abuse treatment have coexisting mental health problems and are criminally involved. Examination of the complexities of substance use, mental health, and criminal justice involvement along with changes in these issues following treatment is needed,' stated researchers at the University of Arizona's SW Institute for Research on Women."  
  

Many with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Are Unaware They Need Treatment
SAMHSA press release - " People with co-occurring serious mental illness and substance abuse often do not recognize that they need treatment, a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) indicates. The report shows that 61 percent of those with both serious mental illness and a substance use disorder who had not received treatment for either illness, perceived no unmet need for treatment. The new report, Adults with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and a Substance Use Disorder was unveiled today by SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie at a conference in Washington D.C. on the complexities of co-occurring medical conditions." See also the full report, available in both HTML and Acrobat format.