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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Consult Clin Psychol. 2012 Jan 16;80(2):299–312. doi: 10.1037/a0026929

Table 4.

Characteristics of Adolescents Who Developed AUD, SUD, or Neither, Following Treatment for MDD

AUD SUD No AUD or SUD
n = 37 n = 34 n = 143
Gender (% Female) 70.3 50.0 55.9
Age, MDD onset, M (SD) 13.1 (1.9) 13.1 (1.9) 13.1 (2.0)
Duration of Index MDE (wks.)
Mdn 55.0 23.0 36.0
CDRS-R, M (SD) 61.1 (10.8) 58.7 (10.6) 59.3 (10.0)
PESQ, M (SD) 24.8 (8.2) 24.1 (8.4) 20.4 (5.0)
Comorbid Disorders M, (SD) 0.8 (1.1) 1.1 (1.3) 0.6 (0.9)
Treatment Responder (%) 48.6 35.3 56.6
Symptom Count Responder (%) 45.9 26.5 50.4
Persistent/ Recurrent MDD (%) 72.9 61.8 42.0
Age, first AUD or SUD onset, M (SD) 18.0 (1.8) 17.4 (1.7)

Note. AUD and SUD subgroups are not mutually exclusive, since 22 adolescents developed both disorders. AUD = Alcohol Use Disorder; SUD = Substance Use Disorder; MDD = Major Depressive Disorder; AUD only = AUD without SUD; SUD only = SUD without AUD; Any AUD = AUD with or without SUD; Any SUD = SUD with or without AUD; MDE = Major Depressive Episode; CDRS-R = Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised; PESQ = Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire.