Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Deas, Deborah, and Suzanne E. Thomas. “An Overview of Controlled Studies of Adolescent    Substance Abuse Treatment.” American Journal on Addictions 10 (2001): 178-189. Print. 22 Mar. 2015.

In this peer reviewed article from the American Journal on Addictions, medical professionals provide an overview of adolescent substance abuse treatment. Deas and Thomas focus on five treatments including family-based and multi-systemic interventions, behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, pharmacologic interventions, and twelve step approaches for adolescents suffering with substance use disorders (SUDs.) Deas and Thomas reference nine different studies that include the five treatment modalities and their efficacies. They concluded that although some therapies have contributed to the success of adolescent SUDs, there are still many limitations in the approaches. Provided the research, this article will help generate my thesis of which treatment approach or approaches are most effective for adolescent substance abuse, and what may be included that would enhance the outcomes such as standardizes assessment instruments.

Griswold, Kim, et al. "Adolescent Substance Use and Abuse: Recognition and Management."    American Family Physician 77.3 (2008): 331-336. Print. 19 Mar. 2015.

This peer-reviewed source is written by medical professionals from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Buffalo, New York, published in American Family Physician. Griswold et al. emphasize that family physicians are in the place to recognize adolescent substance use and abuse. They provide the prevalence of adolescent substance use disorders (SUDs,) and how they are often associated with comorbid mental illness such as depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorder/ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD). Griswold et al. explain the contributing factors to adolescent substance abuse that may include environmental factors, psychological dysregulation, familial substance use, and cultural and ethnic factors. The information provided will give additional support to my thesis that co-occurring mental health disorders play a role in adolescent substance use and abuse. The information provided on family and community roles in the management of adolescent substance use and abuse will further support my position that it is imperative that adolescents have a network of support to help prevent the use of substances, and furthermore help the recovery from abuse of substances.

Kilpatrick, Dean G, et al. "Risk Factors for Adolescent Substance Abuse and Dependence: Data from a National Sample." Journal Consulting and Clinical Psychology 68.1 (2000): 19-31. Print. 20 Mar. 2015.

This peer-reviewed article is from the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. It contains a sample of national data gathered from a phone interview focused on adolescent substance use and the risk factors which include victimization from assault, witnessed violence, post-traumatic stress disorder categorization, and familial substance use. Kilpatrick’s et al. hypothesized risk factors proved to have a positive correlation to an increased risk of substance use or dependence. However, the study conducted was not a longitudinal investigation, and only used one assessment method. The information provided will help support my belief that environmental factors play a huge role in the risk of substance use/misuse in adolescents. Kilpatrick’s et al. findings of substance abuse risk factors may also be considered risk factors for developing co-occurring mental health disorders, which will further my investigation into the psychology of adolescent substance abuse.

Lamps, Christopher, and Aradhana Sood, and Rishi Sood. “Youth With Substance Abuse and Comorbid Mental Health Disorders.” Current Psychiatry Reports 10 (2008): 265-271. Print. 25 Mar. 2015.

This peer-reviewed article from Current Psychiatry Reports includes information provided by medical professionals from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. Lamps et al. explain that many patients with a mental health disorder (MHD) also have an SUD, and that most patients with an SUD have co-occurring psychiatric disorders, including MHDs. In this article, Lamps et al. review theories of development, treatment options, and prevention techniques about adolescents with co-occurring disorders (CODs) that include SUDs and MHDs. It is concluded by Lamps et al. that effective treatment for adolescent CODs should address all disorders. The information provided will support my thesis that despite the common belief that substance abuse is a personality, it is really a medicalization that often occurs with MHDs, and must be treated accordingly.

Tze, Virginia M.C., and C.-H. Johnson, and Jacqueline Pei. “Effective Prevention of Adolescent Substance Abuse- Educational versus Deterrent Approaches.” Alberta Journal of            Educational Research 58.1 (2012): 122-138. Print. 22 Mar. 2015.

This peer-reviewed article from the Alberta Journal of Educational Research serves to inform scholars, educators, and policy makers of adolescent substance abuse prevention. Tze et al. investigate the effectiveness of educational and deterrent approaches, and provides the psychology behind the two preventions. In depth empirical evidence suggests that the egocentric thinking, identity crisis, social learning, and decision marking processes of adolescents contribute to the reasons behind their substance use and abuse. The information provided will support my thesis that psychological factors of adolescent development should be incorporated into educational prevention programming because it allows for the targeting of specific reasons that adolescents use and abuse substances.

An important note on this source is that it is from Alberta University, a Canadian university, while the rest of my research is based on the United States adolescent population. Most of Tze’s et al. information is the same or very similar to that of the United States. The psychology and development of adolescents does not change, per se, by a small difference in location, however, the medical treatment available in Canada may be different than that of the States.