@article{ref1,
title="Anger and its association with substance use treatment outcomes in a sample of adolescents",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent substance abuse",
year="2016",
author="Serafini, Kelly and Toohey, Michael J. and Kiluk, Brian D. and Carroll, Kathleen M.",
volume="25",
number="5",
pages="391-398",
abstract="Anger is a common affective experience, yet it is relatively understudied in the substance use treatment literature. This study explored anger as a predictor of treatment outcomes in a large sample of adolescents. Data were extracted from the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study for Adolescents (DATOS-A). An anger profile was created based on adolescents' pre-treatment responses to four items assessing history of temper outbursts and aggression. Individuals were classified as High Anger (N = 506) and Normal/Low Anger (N = 2,326) based on their pattern of responses to these items. High Anger at baseline was associated with several poor outcomes at the 12-month follow-up point, including a greater likelihood of experiencing delirium tremens, relapsing on drugs due to alcohol use, having difficulty controlling temper and behavior, and being arrested for attacks on persons.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1067-828X",
doi="10.1080/1067828X.2015.1049394",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2015.1049394"
}