Predicting substance abuse in juvenile offenders: Attention deficit disorder versus aggressivity |
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| Authors: | James A. Halikas M.D. Jane Meller M.A. Carolyn Morse M.A. Marvin D. Lyttle M.S. |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA;(2) Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Madison, USA;(3) Department of Psychiatry, 420 Delaware Street S.E., Box 393 UMHC, 55455, (612) 626-6361 Minneapolis, MN |
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| Abstract: | The relative predictive significance of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and aggressive behavior for consequent substance abuse was examined in 114 juvenile offenders. ADD, aggressivity, and substance abuse were assessed according to DSM-III criteria. Results from logistic regression indicate thataggressivity, but not an ADD diagnosis, significantly predicts substance abuse. There-fore, previously reported associations between ADD and substance abuse may be confounded by concurrent symptoms of aggression. |
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| Keywords: | ADD aggressivity substance abuse |
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