Comorbid Psychiatric Factors Contributing to Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use is common among adolescents, and its consequences pose important public health problems. Consequently, it is essential to understand the numerous factors that place adolescents at risk for AOD use. These factors include psychological and psychiatric influences (e.g., comorbid psychiatric disorders) as well as peer, environmental, and family factors. The impact of these factors may be moderated by other influences, such as the adolescents ’ previous AOD use experience and gender. A thorough understanding of the factors that influence adolescent AOD use, and how their effects may change as adolescents age, is critical for the development of effective prevention and treatment efforts. KEY WORDS: comorbidity; adolescent; AODU (alcohol and other drug use); behavioral and mental disorder; psychological AODU disorder theory; peer relations; environmental factors; family AODU history; risk factors; emotional depression; anxiety; conduct disorder; attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; genetic linkage; literature review Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among adolescents is a major public health problem and has been linked to such adverse consequences as car crashes, suicide, delinquency,
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Deborah Deas, Suzie Thomas
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1558938401