Kerwin MaryLouise E, Kirby Kimberly C, Speziali Dominic, Duggan Morgan, Mellitz Cynthia, Versek Brian, McNamara Ashley
Treatment Research Institute ; Rowan University.
Treatment Research Institute ; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2015;24(3):166-176. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2013.777380.
This study examined US state laws regarding parental and adolescent decision-making for substance use and mental health inpatient and outpatient treatment. State statues for requiring parental consent favored mental health over drug abuse treatment and inpatient over outpatient modalities. Parental consent was sufficient in 53%-61% of the states for inpatient treatment, but only for 39% - 46% of the states for outpatient treatment. State laws favored the rights of minors to access drug treatment without parental consent, and to do so at a younger age than for mental health treatment. Implications for how these laws may impact parents seeking help for their children are discussed.
本研究调查了美国各州关于父母与青少年在物质使用及心理健康住院和门诊治疗决策方面的法律。要求父母同意的州法规更倾向于心理健康治疗而非药物滥用治疗，且更倾向于住院治疗而非门诊治疗。在53% - 61%的州，父母同意对住院治疗而言是足够的，但对门诊治疗而言，仅在39% - 46%的州足够。州法律倾向于未成年人在未经父母同意的情况下获得药物治疗的权利，且获得该权利的年龄比心理健康治疗时更小。本文讨论了这些法律可能如何影响为子女寻求帮助的父母。
