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Description:: Substance abuse is one of the most critical public health problems affecting juvenile detainees. Previous research suggests that a significant proportion of juvenile detainees with substance use disorders do not receive treatment prior to or during detention. Using data from the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a large-scale longitudinal study of juvenile...
Keyword:: Psychology
Subject:: Clinical Psychology
Creator:: Leah Paskar
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Date Uploaded:: 10/01/2018
Date Modified:: 10/01/2018
Date Created:: 2008-11-24
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Description:: Background: More than 81 percent of African-American women are overweight or obese. In addition to being heavier than Whites, African-Americans have a harder time losing weight and are less likely to engage in physical activity. A growing body of literature suggests several barriers to physical activity that prevent African-American women...
Keyword:: Psychology and Clinical
Subject:: Clinical Psychology
Creator:: Allison Lynne Thompson
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Date Uploaded:: 09/19/2018
Date Modified:: 09/19/2018
Date Created:: 2007-09-05
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Description:: Despite its prevalence, cost, and association with high risk for negative outcomes, there is a lack of empirically-based procedures for effective treatment of dual diagnosis in adolescents. The present study attempts to address the need for research informing effective treatment of this population. Strengths have been found to predict positive...
Keyword:: Psychology and Clinical
Subject:: Clinical Psychology
Creator:: Julia Cathcart Shabat
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Date Uploaded:: 09/01/2018
Date Modified:: 09/01/2018
Date Created:: 2007-12-20
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Description:: Youth with comorbid depression and conduct disorder (CD) in the juvenile justice system are a particularly vulnerable population. Comorbidity of depression and CD, as well as juvenile justice involvement, is associated independently with impairment and negative outcomes. Nevertheless, service provision to this high-need population is especially lacking. The purpose of...
Keyword:: Psychology and Clinical
Subject:: Clinical Psychology
Creator:: Jill Romansky McCulloch
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Date Uploaded:: 07/26/2018
Date Modified:: 07/26/2018
Date Created:: 2007-05-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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