Psychosocial Factors Related to Substance Abuse Among Delinquent Females - Implications for Prevention and Treatment

• NCJ Number: 81941
• Journal: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Volume: 52 Issue: 2 Dated: (April 1982) Pages: 261-271
• Author(s): J T Gibbs
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 11 pages
• Grant Number(s): R01 MH26104
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Presented at the 1981 annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, in New York

Annotation

Drug and alcohol abuse were evaluated in a multiethnic sample of 48 delinquent females through self-report ratings.

Abstract

A psychodiagnostic assessment of each subject yielded four personality patterns: the borderline, the antisocial, the neurotic, and the socialized delinquent. Patterns of substance abuse were significantly affected by ethnicity and personality type, with whites and antisocial personalities having the highest usage rates. (Publisher abstract)