TY - JOUR
T1 - Ratings of behavior problems in adolescents hospitalized for substance abuse
AU - Williams, Carolyn L.
AU - Ben-Porath, Yossef S.
AU - Weed, Nathan C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study would have been impossible to complete without the tremendous help and cooperation of the Chemical Dependency Treatment Units of Fairview Deaconess and St. Mary's Hospitals in Minneapolis. The authors are indebted particularly to the treatment counselors who completed the DAB ratings of their patients. The authors also are appreciative of the assistance of Leslie Levine Adler and James Poling during the data collection, and the editorial assistance of Mary Alice Schumacher. Partial support of this research was provided by a grant from the Rivendell Foundation to Carolyn L. Williams.
PY - 1990/1/1
Y1 - 1990/1/1
N2 - The usefulness of the Devereux Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale (DAB) for assessing behavior problems in adolescents hospitalized for substance abuse was demonstrated using a sample of 404 adolescents admitted to inpatient substance abuse treatment units. Adolescents admitted to these units displayed multiple behavioral difficulties, which require consideration in any treatment planning. From the 15 original DAB scales, four broad-band scales measuring acting out behaviors, psychotic behaviors, attention seeking/expressive behaviors, and inner turmoil/frailty, were developed to improve its usefulness. Age and gender differences on these four broad-band scales are discussed in terms of their clinical implications and suggestions are given for further use of and research with the DAB.
AB - The usefulness of the Devereux Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale (DAB) for assessing behavior problems in adolescents hospitalized for substance abuse was demonstrated using a sample of 404 adolescents admitted to inpatient substance abuse treatment units. Adolescents admitted to these units displayed multiple behavioral difficulties, which require consideration in any treatment planning. From the 15 original DAB scales, four broad-band scales measuring acting out behaviors, psychotic behaviors, attention seeking/expressive behaviors, and inner turmoil/frailty, were developed to improve its usefulness. Age and gender differences on these four broad-band scales are discussed in terms of their clinical implications and suggestions are given for further use of and research with the DAB.
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U2 - 10.1300/J272v01n01_07
DO - 10.1300/J272v01n01_07
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84952720882
SN - 0896-7768
VL - 1
SP - 95
EP - 112
JO - Journal of Adolescent Chemical Dependency
JF - Journal of Adolescent Chemical Dependency
IS - 1
ER -