CHILDREN OF DRUG ABUSERS--A MULTISITE STUDY

这项研究的目的是确定父母的孩子 接受药物滥用治疗的风险增加 行为/情绪问题，通过与以下方面的比较确定：(1) 未转介儿童的全国代表性样本；(2)一名国民 被转介接受精神健康服务的儿童样本；及(3)儿童 接受除物质以外的DSM-IV疾病治疗的父母 虐待/依赖。这项研究还将确定特定的 物质滥用儿童的行为/情绪问题类型 父母。为了实现这些目标，儿童的行为/情感 问题将通过由以下机构填写的标准化评级表进行评估 家长因药物滥用接受治疗，其他家长数字 这些家庭和教师的学习地点包括弗吉尼亚州的伯灵顿，德克萨斯州的休斯顿， 和新泽西州卡姆登。接受门诊精神卫生服务的父母 除了药物滥用以外的其他问题也会给他们的孩子打分 同样的表格。这三家药物滥用治疗诊所将提供 高危儿童的大样本，并将允许对重要的 患者变量(如种族/都市性)与儿童 有问题。 这项拟议的研究将启动对吸毒儿童的方案研究 施虐者。未来的研究将把这种方法扩展到更多样化的样本 以及父母曾接受治疗的儿童的纵向随访 滥用药物。研究结果将用于制定预防性干预措施。 对于物质虐待儿童的父母。例如，这项研究将 确定预测问题的特定父母和家庭风险因素 为吸毒者的孩子准备的。这些风险因素可能成为 干预。

The purpose of this study is to determine whether children of parents receiving treatment for substance abuse are at elevated risk for behavioral/emotional problems as determined from comparisons with: (I) a nationally representative sample of nonreferred children; (2) a national sample of children referred for mental health services; and (3) children of parents receiving treatment for DSM-IV disorders other than substance abuse/dependence. This study will also identify predictors of specific types of behavioral/emotional problems in children of substance abusing parents. To accomplish these aims, children's behavioral/emotional problems will be assessed via standardized rating forms completed by parents receiving treatment for substance abuse, other parent figures in the home, and teachers, Study sites include Burlington, VT, Houston, TX, and Camden, NJ. Parents receiving outpatient mental health services for problems other than substance abuse will also rate their children on the same forms. The three substance abuse treatment clinics will provide a large sample of children at risk, and will permit tests of important patient variables (e.g., ethnicity/urbanicity) in relation to children's problems. The proposed study will initiate programmatic research on children of drug abusers. Future studies will extend the approach to more diverse samples and longitudinal follow-ups of children whose parents were treated for substance abuse. Findings will be used to develop preventive interventions for children of substance abusing parents. For example, this research will identify specific parental and family risk factors that predict problems for children of drug abusers. These risk factors can become targets for intervention.