College students rarely seek help despite serious substance use problems

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-378

  Caldeira, Kimberly M ^a   Kasperski, Sarah J ^a   Sharma, Eva ^a   Vincent, Kathryn B ^a   O'Grady, Kevin E ^a   Wish, Eric D ^a   Arria, Amelia M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b TREATMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Help seeking; Longitudinal studies; Substance use disorder; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350149873     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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