Differences in Characteristics and Treatment Received among Depressed Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatients with and without Co-Occuring Alcohol Misuse : A 1-Year Follow-Up Study

Joint Authors

Karlsson, Linnea
Kiviruusu, Olli
Tuisku, Virpi
Strandholm, Thea
Pirkola, Tiia
Ruuttu, Titta
Marttunen, Mauri
Pelkonen, Mirjami

Source

Depression Research and Treatment

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-05-23

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Objectives.

We aimed at examining the differences between depressed psychiatric adolescent outpatients with and without cooccurring alcohol misuse in psychosocial background, clinical characteristics, and treatment received during one-year followup.

Furthermore, we investigated factors related to nonattendance at treatment.

Materials and Methods.

Consecutive 156 adolescent (13–19 years) psychiatric outpatients with a unipolar depressive disorder at baseline were interviewed using structured measures at baseline and at 12 months.

Alcohol misuse was defined as having an AUDIT score of 8 or more points.

The outpatients received “treatment as usual” of clinically defined duration.

Results.

Among depressive outpatients, poor parental support, parental alcohol use and decreased attendance at treatment associated with alcohol misuse.

The severity of alcohol use as measured by AUDIT-score was the strongest factor independently predicting nonattendance at treatment in multivariate analysis.

Conclusions.

Alcohol misuse indicates family problems, has a deleterious effect on treatment attendance, and should be taken into account when managing treatment for depressive adolescent outpatients.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Pirkola, Tiia& Pelkonen, Mirjami& Karlsson, Linnea& Kiviruusu, Olli& Strandholm, Thea& Tuisku, Virpi…[et al.]. 2011. Differences in Characteristics and Treatment Received among Depressed Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatients with and without Co-Occuring Alcohol Misuse : A 1-Year Follow-Up Study. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Pirkola, Tiia…[et al.]. Differences in Characteristics and Treatment Received among Depressed Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatients with and without Co-Occuring Alcohol Misuse : A 1-Year Follow-Up Study. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448988

American Medical Association (AMA)

Pirkola, Tiia& Pelkonen, Mirjami& Karlsson, Linnea& Kiviruusu, Olli& Strandholm, Thea& Tuisku, Virpi…[et al.]. Differences in Characteristics and Treatment Received among Depressed Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatients with and without Co-Occuring Alcohol Misuse : A 1-Year Follow-Up Study. Depression Research and Treatment. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448988

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-448988