Abstract
Profile-Based Intervention: Developing Gender-Sensitive Treatment for Adolescent Substance Abusers
Ellis R A~~O'Hara M~~Sowers K M
The purpose of this study was to identify differential treatment profiles between genders among adolescent substance abusers & make treatment recommendations based on those profiles in a sample of 137 adolescents in a residential treatment facility. Psychosocial problems & problem behaviours (including suicidality) were examined using a cluster analysis of 23 variables. When differential profiles were identified, the literature was reviewed for treatment implications. (68 refs)