J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2016 Sep;27(3):181-187. 10.5765/jkacap.2016.27.3.181.

Depression, Attachment and Addiction Problems in Runaway Youths

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Seonam University School of Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea. minuchin@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Yonsei Forest Mental Health (Psychiatry) Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Psychiatry, Konyang University College of Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
This study investigated the relationship between depression, attachment and addiction problems in runaway youths.
METHODS
We sent a questionnaire package to 187 runaway youths in 18 adolescent shelters. The questionnaire package collected their sociodemographic data and included the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Inventory of Parent Attachment (IPA), Korean Internet Addiction Self-Scale (K-Scale), Korean version of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and Korean version of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence.
RESULTS
The percentage of youth with depression was 28.8% (N=54). In the depression group, there were significantly more problematic alcohol users (53.06%, p=.0199) and significantly lower IPA scores (p=.0064). There was a significant negative correlation between depression and a IPA, and significant positive correlation between depression and the K-Scale.
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that runaway youths with depression have more problematic alcohol drinking and attachment problems.

Keyword

Depression; Runaway; Addiction; Parent Attachment

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Alcohol Drinking
Child
Depression*
Homeless Youth*
Humans
Internet
Parents
Tobacco Use Disorder
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