TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Association of substance abuse and depression among adolescent psychiatric inpatients
JO  - Canadian journal of psychiatry, The
A1  - Danielson, Carla Kmett
A1  - Overholser, James C.
A1  - Butt, Zeeshan A.
SP  - 762
EP  - 765
VL  - 48
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0706-7437
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -