CHILDREN OF DRUG ABUSERS--A MULTISITE STUDY

这项研究的目的是确定父母的孩子是否 接受药物滥用治疗的人， 行为/情绪问题，通过与以下各项进行比较来确定：（I）a 非转诊儿童的全国代表性样本;（2）全国 转介接受精神健康服务的儿童样本;及（3）儿童 接受药物以外的DSM-IV疾病治疗的父母 滥用/依赖。这项研究还将确定特定的 药物滥用儿童的行为/情绪问题类型 父母为了实现这些目标，儿童的行为/情感 问题将通过标准化评级表进行评估， 接受药物滥用治疗的父母， 家庭，和教师，研究地点包括伯灵顿，佛蒙特州，休斯顿，得克萨斯州， Camden，NJ.接受门诊心理健康服务的父母 除了药物滥用以外的其他问题也会给他们的孩子打分， 同样的形式。三间药物滥用治疗诊所将提供 大样本的儿童处于危险之中，并将允许测试的重要 患者变量（例如，种族/城市化）与儿童 问题 拟议的研究将启动关于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中 对父母接受治疗的儿童进行纵向随访， 滥用药物调查结果将用于制定预防干预措施 为父母滥用药物的孩子提供的服务例如，这项研究将 确定预测问题的特定父母和家庭风险因素 为吸毒者的孩子们。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.