TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychiatric, family, and ethnicity-relat factors that can impact treatment utilization among hispani substance abusing adolescents
AU - Santisteban, Daniel A.
AU - Dillon, Frank
AU - Mena, Maite P.
AU - Estrada, Yannine
AU - Vaughan, Ellen L.
PY - 2005/4/20
Y1 - 2005/4/20
N2 - There is great significance to improving our understanding of predictors of treatment utilization among Hispanic substance abusing youth. One hundred and ten Hispanic substance abusing adolescents and their parents participated in a study of treatment utilization. Analyses showed that adolescents with lower numbers of externalizing disorders (x2= 4.18, df = 1, p <.05) and parents with better parenting strategies (x2= 8.73, df= 2, p <.05), predicted overall treatment utilization (residential + outpatient). Better parenting practices and higher parental years in the U.S. predicted more utilization of outpatient services and lower parenting stress predicted more utilization of residential services. Without specialized engagement strategies, adolescents and families most in need may be the least likely to engage in recommended treatment.
AB - There is great significance to improving our understanding of predictors of treatment utilization among Hispanic substance abusing youth. One hundred and ten Hispanic substance abusing adolescents and their parents participated in a study of treatment utilization. Analyses showed that adolescents with lower numbers of externalizing disorders (x2= 4.18, df = 1, p <.05) and parents with better parenting strategies (x2= 8.73, df= 2, p <.05), predicted overall treatment utilization (residential + outpatient). Better parenting practices and higher parental years in the U.S. predicted more utilization of outpatient services and lower parenting stress predicted more utilization of residential services. Without specialized engagement strategies, adolescents and families most in need may be the least likely to engage in recommended treatment.
KW - Hispanic adolescents
KW - Parenting strategies
KW - Substance abuse
KW - Treatment utilization
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U2 - 10.1300/J160v5n01_07
DO - 10.1300/J160v5n01_07
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84921389522
SN - 1533-256X
VL - 5
SP - 133
EP - 155
JO - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
IS - 1-2
ER -