Dikeç, GülBaysan Arabaci, LeylaDikec, GulTas Soylu, GulsenayBilac, OznurUzunoglu, GulcinAyakdas Dagli, DilekHemşirelik Bölümü2025-01-112025-01-11202411557-18741557-188210.1007/s11469-022-00864-42-s2.0-85133463780https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-022-00864-4https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14627/98Tas Soylu, Gulsenay/0000-0002-8153-4316; BAYSAN ARABACI, Leyla/0000-0002-0314-6350; Dikec, Gul/0000-0002-7593-4014This study aimed to evaluate substance use and comorbid mental disorders in delinquent adolescents presenting to a child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinic. This study included 47 adolescents aged 15-18 years and had a history of delinquency. Data were collected using the Addiction Profile Index Adolescent Form (API-A) and an information form. Results indicated that the adolescents' mean age is 16.11 +/- 1.05 years, 78.7% had committed crimes against property and 34.0% against the person, and 34.0% were also victims of crime. Mean API-A total scores indicated that their level of substance use was low. In addition, mean API-A total scores showed significant differences according to the adolescents' migration status, age, economic status, school attendance, mental disorder diagnosis, duration of mental disorder, and type of offense (p < 0.05). The benefit provided by timely and appropriate psychosocial interventions may have a key role in solving this problem for adolescents and improving their future as adults.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSubstance UseChild And Adolescent PsychiatryDelinquencyMental DisordersArticleQ1Q1221146161WOS:00082095910000435814285