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View article: Does screening mode matter? A repeated cross-sectional study of computer self-administered vs. clinician-administered screening of youth substance use in pediatric primary care
Does screening mode matter? A repeated cross-sectional study of computer self-administered vs. clinician-administered screening of youth substance use in pediatric primary care Open
Introduction Universal youth substance use screening in pediatric primary care enables early detection and intervention, which, in turn, can help decrease the risk of problematic substance use. Screening mode [electronic self-administered …
View article: Risk for Adolescent Substance Use Initiation: Associations with Large-Scale Brain Network Recruitment During Emotional Inhibitory Control
Risk for Adolescent Substance Use Initiation: Associations with Large-Scale Brain Network Recruitment During Emotional Inhibitory Control Open
As the brain continues to mature during adolescence, heightened impulsivity in emotional situations may increase the likelihood of initiating substance use. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to assess large-scale networ…
View article: Patterns of Engagement With the mHealth Component of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Risk Reduction Intervention for Young People With Depression: Latent Trajectory Analysis
Patterns of Engagement With the mHealth Component of a Sexual and Reproductive Health Risk Reduction Intervention for Young People With Depression: Latent Trajectory Analysis Open
Background Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are increasingly used to reduce risk and promote health in real-time, real-life contexts. Engagement is critical for effectiveness of mHealth interventions but may be challenging for young p…
View article: Synthesis using prospective meta-analysis to reduce youths’ e-cigarette use (SPARKE): a protocol for an individual participant data prospective meta-analysis (IPD PMA) examining interventions for the prevention of youth e-cigarette use
Synthesis using prospective meta-analysis to reduce youths’ e-cigarette use (SPARKE): a protocol for an individual participant data prospective meta-analysis (IPD PMA) examining interventions for the prevention of youth e-cigarette use Open
Introduction Youth electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is a global health challenge, with multiple jurisdictions wrestling with appropriate responses, in the face of limited evidence available on effective interventions. Identifying and…
View article: Patterns of Engagement with the mHealth Component of a Sexual/Reproductive Health Risk Reduction Intervention for Young People with Depression: Latent Trajectory Analysis (Preprint)
Patterns of Engagement with the mHealth Component of a Sexual/Reproductive Health Risk Reduction Intervention for Young People with Depression: Latent Trajectory Analysis (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are increasingly used to reduce risk and promote health in real-time, real-life contexts. Engagement is critical to mHealth intervention effectiveness yet may be challenging for young peopl…
View article: Measuring Character Strengths and Promoting Positive Youth Development in Zambia: Initial Findings from the GROW Hopes for Life Study
Measuring Character Strengths and Promoting Positive Youth Development in Zambia: Initial Findings from the GROW Hopes for Life Study Open
Background The Global Resilience Oral Workshops (GROW) Free and Strong programs take a strengths-based, positive youth development (PYD) approach to promoting thriving. Through both prevention (GROW Strong) and intervention (GROW Free) exe…
View article: Correction: Longitudinal effects of gender minority stressors on substance use and related risk and protective factors among gender minority adolescents
Correction: Longitudinal effects of gender minority stressors on substance use and related risk and protective factors among gender minority adolescents Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250500.].
View article: Correction: Computer-Facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Risk in Adolescent Patients of Pediatric Primary Care Offices: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Correction: Computer-Facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Risk in Adolescent Patients of Pediatric Primary Care Offices: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.2196/55039.].
View article: Standard Versus Family-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use in Primary Care: Protocol for a Multisite Randomized Effectiveness Trial
Standard Versus Family-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use in Primary Care: Protocol for a Multisite Randomized Effectiveness Trial Open
Background Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for adolescents (SBIRT-A) is widely recommended to promote detection and early intervention for alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in pediatric primary care. Existing SBIRT-…
View article: Correction: Computer-Facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Risk in Adolescent Patients of Pediatric Primary Care Offices: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Correction: Computer-Facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Risk in Adolescent Patients of Pediatric Primary Care Offices: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint) Open
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View article: Computer-Facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Risk in Adolescent Patients of Pediatric Primary Care Offices: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Computer-Facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Risk in Adolescent Patients of Pediatric Primary Care Offices: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background Alcohol and other substance use disorders usually begin with substance use in adolescence. Pediatric primary care offices, where most adolescents receive health care, are a promising venue for early identification of substance u…
View article: Predicting Time to Return to Cannabis Use After a Cessation Attempt: Impact of Cumulated Exposure to Nicotine-Containing Products
Predicting Time to Return to Cannabis Use After a Cessation Attempt: Impact of Cumulated Exposure to Nicotine-Containing Products Open
Objective: Cannabis is frequently co-used with tobacco/nicotine products, especially among young adults. Little is known about the effects of this co-use on cannabis cessation outcomes. Within a sample of young adults using cannabis freque…
View article: Computer-Facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Risk in Adolescent Patients of Pediatric Primary Care Offices: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Computer-Facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Risk in Adolescent Patients of Pediatric Primary Care Offices: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Alcohol and other substance use disorders usually begin with substance use in adolescence. Pediatric primary care offices, where most adolescents receive health care, are a promising venue for early identification of substance …
View article: Standard Versus Family-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use in Primary Care: Protocol for a Multisite Randomized Effectiveness Trial (Preprint)
Standard Versus Family-Based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Adolescent Substance Use in Primary Care: Protocol for a Multisite Randomized Effectiveness Trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for adolescents (SBIRT-A) is widely recommended to promote detection and early intervention for alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in pediatric primary care. Existing SBIRT…
View article: Religious affiliation protects against alcohol/substance use initiation: A prospective study among healthy adolescents
Religious affiliation protects against alcohol/substance use initiation: A prospective study among healthy adolescents Open
Background A substantial volume of the literature suggests that religious factors buffer against alcohol/substance use among adults, but research among adolescents is sparse. Further, few studies in this area have been prospective, and the…
View article: Forgiveness Mediates the Relationship Between Middle Frontal Gyrus Volume and Clinical Symptoms in Adolescents
Forgiveness Mediates the Relationship Between Middle Frontal Gyrus Volume and Clinical Symptoms in Adolescents Open
Dispositional forgiveness is positively associated with many facets of wellbeing and has protective implications against depression and anxiety in adolescents. However, little work has been done to examine neurobiological aspects of forgiv…
View article: Perceived stress and rejection associated with functional network strength during memory retrieval in adolescents
Perceived stress and rejection associated with functional network strength during memory retrieval in adolescents Open
The brain undergoes substantial structural and functional remodeling during adolescence, including alterations in memory-processing regions influenced by stress. This study evaluated brain activation using functional magnetic resonance ima…
View article: Associations of Momentary Mindfulness with Affect and Cannabis Desire in a Trial of Cannabis Use Interventions with and without Momentary Assessment
Associations of Momentary Mindfulness with Affect and Cannabis Desire in a Trial of Cannabis Use Interventions with and without Momentary Assessment Open
Background. Mindfulness, a state of awareness that results from intentionally attending to the present moment without judgment, has been associated with improved health. In substance use treatment, mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) im…
View article: Young and invisible: a qualitative study of service engagement by people who inject drugs in India
Young and invisible: a qualitative study of service engagement by people who inject drugs in India Open
Objectives The HIV epidemic in India is concentrated in key populations such as people who inject drugs (PWID). New HIV infections are high among young PWID (≤30 years of age), who are hard to engage in services. We assessed perspectives o…
View article: Trends in Cannabis-Related Attitudes and Behaviors among Cannabis-Using Adolescent and Young Adult Outpatients following Medical Cannabis Legalization in Massachusetts
Trends in Cannabis-Related Attitudes and Behaviors among Cannabis-Using Adolescent and Young Adult Outpatients following Medical Cannabis Legalization in Massachusetts Open
Background: Among youth already using cannabis, legalization of medical cannabis may influence cannabis-related attitudes and behaviors, including increasing access through use of someone else's medical cannabis (diversion). Objective: To …
View article: Longitudinal effects of gender minority stressors on substance use and related risk and protective factors among gender minority adolescents
Longitudinal effects of gender minority stressors on substance use and related risk and protective factors among gender minority adolescents Open
Purpose Gender minority (GM) adolescents, who have a different gender identity than their sex assigned at birth, may use substances as a coping strategy in response to GM-related stressors. This study examined longitudinal effects of gende…
View article: [SBIRT model as a prevention strategy against addiction with and without substance in teenagers.]
[SBIRT model as a prevention strategy against addiction with and without substance in teenagers.] Open
A high prevalence of adolescent substance use, risky consumption patterns and the decrease in the age of initiation, together with the growth of non-substance addictions, represent a huge challenge for Public Health. This suggests the need…
View article: GROW Zambia: A pilot cluster-randomized trial of a spiritually-based character strengths training curriculum to enhance resilience among Zambian youth
GROW Zambia: A pilot cluster-randomized trial of a spiritually-based character strengths training curriculum to enhance resilience among Zambian youth Open
Few studies have examined the impact of resilience training on youth in lower/middle income countries (LMICs). This study assessed feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of GROW, a 24-week character-based resilience curriculum rooted in …
View article: Medical Marijuana Laws (MMLs) and Dispensary Provisions not Associated with Higher Odds of Adolescent Marijuana or Heavy Marijuana Use: A 46 State Analysis, 1991–2015
Medical Marijuana Laws (MMLs) and Dispensary Provisions not Associated with Higher Odds of Adolescent Marijuana or Heavy Marijuana Use: A 46 State Analysis, 1991–2015 Open
Background States are rapidly moving to reverse marijuana prohibition, most frequently through legalization of medical marijuana laws (MMLs), and there is concern that marijuana legalization may affect adolescent marijuana use. Methods Thi…
View article: Young and invisible: an explanatory model for service engagement by people who inject drugs in India
Young and invisible: an explanatory model for service engagement by people who inject drugs in India Open
Introduction The HIV epidemic in India is concentrated in key populations such as people who inject drugs (PWID). New HIV infections are high among young PWID (≤ 30 years of age), who are hard to engage in services. We assessed perspective…