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. 2005 Jan;5(1-2):133-155.
doi: 10.1300/j160v5n01_07.

Psychiatric, Family, and Ethnicity-Related Factors That Can Impact Treatment Utilization Among Hispanic Substance Abusing Adolescents

Daniel A Santisteban  1 , Frank Dillon  1 , Maite P Mena  1 , Yannine Estrada  1 , Ellen L Vaughan  1
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Psychiatric, Family, and Ethnicity-Related Factors That Can Impact Treatment Utilization Among Hispanic Substance Abusing Adolescents

Daniel A Santisteban et al. J Soc Work Pract Addict. 2005 Jan.

Abstract

There is great significance to improving our understanding of predictors of treatment utilization among Hispanic substance abusing youth. One hundred and ten Hispanic substance abusing adolescents and their parents participated in a study of treatment utilization. Analyses showed that adolescents with lower numbers of externalizing disorders (χ2 = 4.18, df = 1, p < .05) and parents with better parenting strategies (χ2 = 8.73, df = 2, p < .05), predicted overall treatment utilization (residential + outpatient). Better parenting practices and higher parental years in the U.S. predicted more utilization of outpatient services and lower parenting stress predicted more utilization of residential services. Without specialized engagement strategies, adolescents and families most in need may be the least likely to engage in recommended treatment.

Keywords: Hispanic adolescents; parenting strategies; substance abuse; treatment utilization.

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Utilizer and Non-Utilizer Differences on Parent Discipline Style (Full Sample)
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Utilizer and Non-Utilizer Differences on Adolescent Externalizing Disorder (Full Sample)
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Utilizer and Non-Untilizer Differences on Parental Years in U.S. (Outpatient Sample)
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Utilizer and Non-Utilizer Differences on Parent Discipline Style (Outpatient Sample)
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Utilizer and Non-Utilizer Differences on Parenting Stress (Residential Sample)
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