Hulvershorn, Leslie A.Quinn, Patrick D.Scott, Eric L.2016-09-092016-09-092015Hulvershorn, L. A., Quinn, P. D., & Scott, E. L. (2015). Treatment of Adolescent Substance Use Disorders and Co-Occurring Internalizing Disorders: A Critical Review and Proposed Model. Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 8(1), 41–49.1874-4745https://hdl.handle.net/1805/10890BACKGROUND: The past several decades have seen dramatic growth in empirically supported treatments for adolescent substance use disorders (SUDs), yet even the most well-established approaches struggle to produce large or long-lasting improvements. These difficulties may stem, in part, from the high rates of comorbidity between SUDs and other psychiatric disorders. METHOD: We critically reviewed the treatment outcome literature for adolescents with co-occurring SUDs and internalizing disorders. RESULTS: Our review identified components of existing treatments that might be included in an integrated, evidence-based approach to the treatment of SUDs and internalizing disorders. An effective program may involve careful assessment, inclusion of parents or guardians, and tailoring of interventions via a modular strategy. CONCLUSIONS: The existing literature guides the development of a conceptual evidence-based, modular treatment model targeting adolescents with co-occurring internalizing and SUDs. With empirical study, such a model may better address treatment outcomes for both disorder types in adolescents.en-USPublisher PolicyMental DisordersepidemiologyModels, TheoreticalSubstance-Related DisordersArticle