Epidemiology of firesetting in adolescents: Mental health and substance use correlates

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1282-1290

  MacKay, Sherri ^a,b   Paglia Boak, Angela ^b   Henderson, Joanna ^a,b   Marton, Peter ^c   Adlaf, Edward ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Centre for Addiction and Mental Health ^*

Author keywords

Adolescent; Epidemiology; Firesetting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARSON; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELINQUENCY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FIRESETTING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449602133     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02103.x     Document Type: Article

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