Solvent Abuse - Anderson, H. Ross

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Sommaire:
1 Introduction.- 1.1 History of Solvent Abuse.- 1.2 The Abused Substances.- 1.3 Neurological and Neuropsychological Consequences of Abuse.- 1.4 Additional Issues to Be Adressed in the Study.- 1.5 Rationale of the Design of the Present Investigation.- 2 Method.- 2.1 Summary.- 2.2 The Target Population.- 2.3 Parental Permission and Absentees.- 2.4 The Screening Questionnaire.- 2.5 The Individual Assessments.- 2.6 Information Obtained from the Schools.- 2.7 Definition and Composition of the Case and Control Groups.- 2.8 The Follow-up Assessment.- 2.9 Statistical Methods.- 3 Results.- 3.1 Epidemiological Aspects of Solvent Abuse.- 3.2 Comparison Between the Questionnaire, Interview and Toxicological Findings.- 3.3 The History and Pattern of Solvent Abuse in Cases Confirmed at Interview.- 3.4 Background Characteristics of the Solvent Abusers.- 3.5 Psychological Test Results.- 3.6 Educational Test Results Antecedent to Solvent Abuse.- 3.7 Follow-up.- 4 Discussion.- 4.1 Epidemiological Aspects of Solvent Abuse.- 4.2 The Practice of Solvent Abuse.- 4.3 Characteristics of Children Who Abused Solvents.- 4.4 Neuropsychological Consequences of Solvent Abuse.- 5 Summary of Main Findings.- Appendix A: Self-completed Screening Questionnaire.- Appendix B: Psychological Test Battery (Initial Assessment).- Appendix C: Psychological Test Introduced for Follow-up Assessment.- References.- Tables.- Figures.