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Verbal Deficits and Disruptive Behavior Disorders among Children of Opiate‐Dependent Parents
Author(s) -
Wilson Jeffrey J.,
Nunes Edward V.,
Greenwald Steven,
Weissman Myrna
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490490435911
Subject(s) - opiate , psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , receptor
In order to explore the association between verbal deficits and disruptive behavior disorders among children of addicted parents, 283 6—17‐year‐old children and their opiate‐dependent parents completed diagnostic interviews and standardized measures of vocabulary. Unexpectedly, racial differences in the scores confounded the exploration of the relationship between cognitive scores and disruptive behavior disorders. An interaction between disruptive behavior disorder and race is explored; among Caucasian youths, low verbal scores are associated with disruptive behavior disorders, but this association was not found among African‐ and Hispanic‐American youths. Further analysis and research are needed to understand the clinical significance of relationships between verbal deficits and disruptive behavior disorders within racially diverse groups. (Am J Addict 2004;13:202–212)