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Substance use disorders in adolescence - a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

J. Mendes Coelho ,
C. Peixoto ,
M. Bicho  and
H. Fontes
J. Mendes Coelho*
Affiliation:
Unidade De Agudos De Psiquiatria, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, E.P.E., Ponta Delgada, Portugal
C. Peixoto
Affiliation:
Unidade De Agudos De Psiquiatria, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, E.P.E., Ponta Delgada, Portugal
M. Bicho
Affiliation:
Unidade De Agudos De Psiquiatria, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, E.P.E., Ponta Delgada, Portugal
H. Fontes
Affiliation:
Unidade De Agudos De Psiquiatria, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, E.P.E., Ponta Delgada, Portugal
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Substance use disorders in adolescents are a growing problem worldwide. These disorders are often unrecognised, unvalued by families, society and clinicians and as a result underdiagnosed, with serious future consequences if improperly addressed.

Objectives

Updated review of the recent literature on this topic.

Methods

Unsystematic review of the most recent and relevant literature.

Results

Review of neurobiology, risk factors, co-morbidity, differential diagnosis, diagnostic criteria, evaluation and treatment of substance use disorders in adolescence.

Conclusions

Substance use disorder in adolescence includes a variety of behaviours related to the use of alcohol and/or drugs, for instance, inability to control substance use, impairment of function at school, home or work, interpersonal problems and hazardous use of substance. Further knowledge in identifying, early diagnosing and adequate intervention in adolescents’ substance use disorder may have paramount prognostic features.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Substance Use DisorderAddictionadolescenceAlcohol
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S826 - S827
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