%0 Journal Article
%T Association of substance abuse and depression among adolescent psychiatric inpatients
%J Canadian journal of psychiatry, The
%D 2003
%A Danielson, Carla Kmett
%A Overholser, James C.
%A Butt, Zeeshan A.
%V 48
%N 11
%P 762-765
%X OBJECTIVE: To determine whether depression levels differ among suicide-attempting and non-suicide-attempting adolescent inpatients in relation to their alcohol use. METHOD: Ninety-eight adolescents hospitalized at a midwestern psychiatric hospital completed the Children's Depression Inventory and the Rutgers Alcohol Problem-Drinking Index (RAPI). Based on RAPI scores, adolescents were classified as heavy drinkers (n = 36) or light drinkers and nondrinkers (n = 62). RESULTS: Heavy drinkers had significantly more depression than those who were classified as light drinkers or nondrinkers regardless of suicide-attempting status. CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate a positive association between depression levels and problems with alcohol in adolescents, indicating that youth who both suffer from depression and abuse alcohol may be at higher risk for a suicide attempt.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I SAGE Publications
%@ 0706-7437
%U http://dx.doi.org/