Culturally sensitive substance abuse intervention for Hispanic and African American adolescents: Empirical examples from the Alcohol Treatment Targeting Adolescents in Need (ATTAIN) project

by | Dec 10, 2004 | Publications

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8228922_Culturally_sensitive_substance_abuse_intervention_for_Hispanic_and_African_American_adolescents_Empirical_examples_from_the_Alcohol_Treatment_Targeting_Adolescents_in_Need_ATTAIN_Project

Abstract: This study presents preliminary analyses examining the effects of an alcohol and other drug use (AOD) intervention with minority juvenile offenders. Furthermore, the study investigates the impact of cultural factors on baseline AOD use among Hispanic and African American youth, as well as on treatment outcome.

Associations between early-adolescent substance use and subsequent young-adult substance use disorders among a multiethnic male sample in South Florida

by | Oct 10, 2004 | Publications

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8379687_Associations_Between_Early-Adolescent_Substance_Use_and_Subsequent_Young-Adult_Substance_Use_Disorders_and_Psychiatric_Disorders_Among_a_Multiethnic_Male_Sample_in_South_Florida

Abstract: We examined the associations among early-adolescent substance use, subsequent young-adult substance use disorders, and psychiatric disorders among a community sample of males. Early-adolescent data were collected in classroom surveys (1990-1993), and young-adult data were collected in face-to-face interviews (1998-2000).

Abuse experiences in a community sample of young adults: Relations with psychiatric disorders, sexual risk behaviors, and sexually transmitted diseases

by | Oct 10, 2004 | Publications

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8220884_Abuse_Experiences_in_a_Community_Sample_of_Young_Adults_Relations_with_Psychiatric_Disorders_Sexual_Risk_Behaviors_and_Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases

Abstract: This study documents significant associations among lifetime abuse experiences, psychiatric diagnoses, and sexual risk behaviors in a multiethnic community sample of young men and women (N = 1803) in South Florida.

Co-occurring substance use and delinquent behavior during early adolescence: Emerging relations and implications for intervention strategies

by | Aug 10, 2004 | Publications

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247744834_Co-Occurring_Substance_Use_and_Delinquent_Behavior_during_Early_AdolescenceEmerging_Relations_and_Implications_for_Intervention_Strategies

Abstract: Self-reported substance use and delinquent behavior were assessed yearly, 3 times beginning in the sixth or seventh grade, for a multiethnic sample of middle school students (n= 5,045). Both substance use and delinquent behavior became more prevalent across early adolescence, but only a small fraction of adolescents were using illicit substances at the end of the study.

Introduction – Special series, current perspectives on implicit cognitive processing in clinical disorders: Implications for assessment and intervention

by | May 10, 2004 | Publications

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257484962_Introduction

Abstract: This special series presents six different articles addressing the roles of implicit cognition and automatic processing in the treatment of psychopathology. Although each article addresses a very different clinical population, the articles all offer concrete examples of how the study of implicit cognition may enhance real-world clinical assessment and treatment.

Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) programs in the State of Florida: Correlates and predictors of teachers’ perceptions of program effectiveness

by | Feb 10, 2004 | Publications

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7828134_Tobacco_Use_Prevention_Education_TUPE_Programs_in_the_State_of_Florida_correlates_and_predictors_of_teachers%27_perceptions_of_program_effectiveness

Abstract: In Florida, data from telephone surveys were used to identify correlates and predictors of teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of tobacco use prevention education (TUPE) prior to the implementation of the Tobacco Pilot Project (TPP).