A brief report on Hispanic youth marijuana use: Trends in substance abuse treatment admissions in the United States
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DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2015.1108256
Abstract: ABSTRACT Increases in Hispanic youth admissions to substance abuse treatment programs for marijuana use are a growing public health concern. In this study, we investigated trends in Hispanic youth from 1995 to 2012 utilizing the… read more here.
Keywords: marijuana use; substance abuse; treatment; hispanic youth ... See more keywords
Differential Item Functioning of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory Across Race/Ethnicity and Gender Among a Sample of Justice-Involved Youth: An Item Response Theory Analysis
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DOI: 10.1177/10731911221077230
Abstract: Research is yet to examine whether the items of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) function equally well across race/ethnicity and gender. The current study applies an item response theory analysis to detect differential item… read more here.
Keywords: youth; traits inventory; psychopathic traits; black youth ... See more keywords
eHealth Familias Unidas Mental Health: Protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid Type 1 trial to scale a mental health preventive intervention for Hispanic youth in primary care settings
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283987
Abstract: This article focuses on the rationale, design and methods of an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type I randomized trial of eHealth Familias Unidas Mental Health, a family-based, online delivered intervention for Hispanic families to prevent/reduce depressive and… read more here.
Keywords: health; hispanic youth; mental health; intervention ... See more keywords