Help-Seeking Behaviors in a Community Sample of Young Adults with Substance Use Disorders
Help-Seeking Behaviors in a Community Sample of Young Adults with Substance Use Disorders
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DOI：
10.1007/s11414-011-9243-1
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发表时间：
2011-10-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Morrissey, Joseph P.
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作者：
Gayman, Mathew D.;Cuddeback, Gary S.;Morrissey, Joseph P.
尽管物质使用障碍(SUD)在美国的发病率很高，但许多患有SUD的患者没有得到治疗和/或报告了长时间的延误以开始寻求帮助。从公共卫生的角度来看，由于肥皂水通常出现在成年早期，有关年轻人寻求帮助行为的信息很重要。本研究利用佛罗里达州迈阿密-戴德县18-23岁有SUD病史(n=672)的年轻人的数据，估计了终生求助启动的流行率，并考察了与求助和延迟启动求助相关的因素。大多数(68%)有SUD病史的年轻人报告从未寻求过帮助，而那些报告寻求帮助的人经历了相对较长的延迟(1-7年)才开始寻求帮助。这些发现强调了及时进行药物滥用治疗的必要性，以及加速研究针对患有肥胖症的年轻人的成功推广策略的必要性。
Despite the high prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) in the U. S., many with a SUD go untreated and/or report lengthy delays to help-seeking initiation. From a public health standpoint, because SUDs often emerge in early adulthood, information on help-seeking behaviors among young adults is important. Using data from young adults ages 18-23 years with a history of a SUD (n=672) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, this study estimates the prevalence of lifetime help-seeking initiation and examines factors related to help seeking and delays to help-seeking initiation. The majority (68%) of young adults with a history of a SUD reported never having sought help, and those who reported help seeking experienced relatively lengthy delays (1-7 years) to help-seeking initiation. These findings underscore the need for both timely substance abuse treatment and for accelerated research on successful outreach strategies for young adults with SUDs.