Understanding the complexity, patterns, and correlates of alcohol and other substance use among young people seeking help for mental ill-health.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Use of alcohol and other substances is a multifaceted issue impacting young people across multiple life domains. This paper aims to elucidate patterns of substance use and associated demographic and clinical factors among young people seeking treatment for their mental health.

Methods

Young people (12-25 years old) were recruited from five youth-specific primary mental health ("headspace") services in Australia. Self-reported substance use and harms in the past 3 months were measured using WHO-ASSIST. Network analyses were conducted to evaluate interrelationships between use and harms associated with different substances. Subgroups were then identified based on whether participants reported using high centrality substances, and associated demographic and clinical fac

SUBMITTER: Gao CX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10460308 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature