Youth Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders provides a state-of-the art, evidence-based review of substance abuse, the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities, and other high-risk behaviors in youth. The contributors, renowned experts in the field of substance use disorders (SUDs), examine the theory and practice with which clinicians must be conversant to assess, treat, and develop services for adolescents with SUDs. Common comorbid conditions include depression and schizophrenia, self-harm behaviors, and bipolar, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, conduct, and oppositional disorders, all of which can either precede SUD or develop as a consequence of SUD. The book's comprehensive coverage makes it an ideal text. In addition, the authors focus throughout on areas demanding further research—for example, how the respective courses of SUDs and psychiatric disorders are related, how changes occur across different types of disorders, and how trajectories of change affect the clinical course of recovery from SUD.

Youth Substance Abuse and Co-occurring Disorders not only offers hands-on techniques for diagnosing and treating adolescents with SUD, it advocates for continued clinical and research investment in the dual-diagnosis domain, making it a must for clinicians, researchers, and addiction specialists.