Recreational Drug Use and Suicidality among Italian Young Adults

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 51-59

  Innamorati, Marco ^a,e   Pompili, Maurizio ^b,c   Lester, David ^d   Tatarelli, Roberto ^b   Girardi, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ EUROPEA DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Drug abuse; Hopelessness; Problem drinking; Reasons for living; Suicide risk

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE SCREENING TEST; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; ITALY; LOSS OF MOTIVATION SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICHIGAN ALCOHOL SCREENING TEST; RATING SCALE; REASONS FOR LIVING INVENTORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE SCORE SCALE; SURVIVAL AND COPING BELIEF SCALE; ZUNG DEPRESSION SCALE; ADDICTION; EMOTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63249114305     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550880802324796     Document Type: Article

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