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The Relationship Between Mental Health and Substance Abuse Among Adolescents 

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS

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Figure 2-1. Approximate Correspondences between DSM and Youth Self-Report Classifications

Table 2.1 Number of Respondents (Unweighted Ns), by Age Group and Gender: 1994-1996 Combined NHSDAs

Table 2.2 Estimated Number of People (in Thousands) in the U.S. Civilian Non-institutionalized Population (Weighted Ns), by Age Group and Gender: 1994-1996 Combined NHSDAs

Table 2.3 Estimated Percentage of the U.S. Civilian, Non-institutionalized Population, by Age Group and Gender: 1994-1996 Combined NHSDAs

Figure 3-1 Syndrome and Problem Scales of the Youth Self-Report

Table 3.1 Percent Using Drugs and Alcohol, by Gender and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.2 Percentages of Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Problems, by Gender and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.3 Percentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Using Cigarettes in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.3aPercentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Using Cigarettes Daily or Almost Daily in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.4 Percentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Using Alcohol in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.4a Percentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Binge Drinking in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.4b Percentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Drunk Three or More Times in the Past Year, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.4c Percentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Dependent on Alcohol, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.5 Percentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Using Marijuana in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.6 Percentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Using Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.6a Percentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Dependent on Illicit Drugs, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.6b Percentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 in Need of Illicit Drug Abuse Treatment, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 3.7 Percentage of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Dependent on Alcohol or Illicit Drugs, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table 4.1 Means and Standard Errors for the YSR Syndromes by Age Group and Gender, NHSDA National Sample and Achenbach (1991) Nonclinical Sample

Table 4.2 Interitem Consistency Coefficients (Alpha) for YSR Syndromes by Gender

Table 4.3 Correlations Among the YSR Scales for the Entire NHSDA Sample

Table 4.4 Correlations Among the YSR Scales for 12- to 13-Year-Old Males (Upper Diagonal) and Females (Lower Diagonal)

Table 4.5 Correlations Among the YSR Scales for 14- to 15-Year-Old Males (Upper Diagonal) and Females (Lower Diagonal)

Table 4.6 Correlations among the YSR Scales for 16- to 17-Year-Old Males (Upper Diagonal) and Females (Lower Diagonal)

Table 4.7 Mean and Median Correlations Among the Syndrome Scales by Age and Gender

Table 4.8 Results for Logistic Regression of YSR Scales on Any Past Month Cigarette Smoking, Overall and by Age Group and Gender

Table 4.9 Results for Logistic Regression of YSR Scales on Any Past Month Alcohol Use, Overall and by Age Group and Gender

Table 4.10 Results for Logistic Regression of YSR Scales on Any Past Month Marijuana Use for the Entire Sample and by Age Group and Gender

Table 4.11 Results for Logistic Regression of YSR Scales on Alcohol Dependency Indicator, for the Entire Sample and by Age Group and Gender

Table 4.12 Results for Logistic Regression of YSR Scales on Drug Dependency Indicator, for the Entire Sample and by Age Group and Gender

Table 4.13 Results for Logistic Regression of YSR Scales on Substance Dependency Indicator, for the Entire Sample and by Age Group and Gender

Table 4.14 Results for Logistic Regression of YSR Scales on Need for Illicit Drug Abuse Treatment Indicator, for the Entire Sample and by Age Group and Gender

Table 4.15 YSR Items from Three Syndromes that Significantly Predict Substance Use

Table 4.15 YSR Items from Three Syndromes that Significantly Predict Substance Use (Continued)

Table A3.1 Standard Errors for Percent Using Drug and Alcohol by Gender and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.2 Standard Errors for Percentages of Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Problems, by Gender and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.3 Standard Errors for Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Using Cigarettes in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.3a Standard Errors for Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Using Cigarettes Daily or Almost Daily in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.4 Standard Errors for Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Using Alcohol in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.4a Standard Errors of the Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Binge Drinking in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.4b Standard Errors of the Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Drunk Three or more Times in the Past Year, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.4c Standard Errors of the Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Dependent on Alcohol, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.5 Standard Errors of the Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Using Marijuana in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.6 Standard Errors of the Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Using Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana in the Past Month, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.6a Standard Errors of the Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Dependent on Illicit Drugs, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.6b Standard Errors of the Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 in Need of Illicit Drug Abuse Treatment, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

Table A3.7 Standard Errors of the Percentages of Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Dependent on Alcohol or Illicit Drugs, by Emotional and Behavioral Problem Scores, Gender, and Age (12-13, 14-15, 16-17), 1994-1996

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