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Adolescent boys with addictive disorders in an Indian rehabilitation centre: profiles and correlates.
Ameen S, Sanish A, Joseph A, Babu J, Thomas MM ·
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Background No Indian study has profiled adolescents with addictive disorders in rehabilitation. Aim Hence, this study aimed to describe sociodemographic and clinical profiles of adolescent boys in short-term rehabilitation. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted, including the scores on Disruptive Behaviour Disorders (DBDs) Rating Scale, for 59 patients, over 16 months. Results Mean age of first use of nicotine, alcohol, and cannabis was 12.1 ± 2.7, 13.6 ± 1.7, and 14.3 ± 1.4 years, respectively. Of the patients, 57.6% were from broken families, 59.3% had experienced childhood adversities, 49.2% had parental psychiatric history, 10.2% had only behavioural addictions, 84.7% had dual diagnosis, and 79.7% had comorbid DBD, the commonest being conduct-dissocial disorder (in 47.5%). Conclusion Earlier onset of substance use was associated with lower socioeconomic status (SES) (P = 0.003) and poor parental supervision (P = 0.017). Clinicians should screen for dual diagnoses and target prevention for broken families, childhood adversities, poor parental supervision, and low SES.