Dual diagnosis and adolescent psychiatric inpatients.

Recognition is growing that many individuals with mental health disorders also suffer from substance use disorders. Providers of adolescent mental health services are in need of prevalence data and instruments that can assist in screening for alcohol and other drug use problems. This study provides data on the concurrent validity of using the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory with mental health patients and data on the prevalence of substance use disorders in a sample of adolescent psychiatric inpatients.