Characterization of South African adolescents with alcohol use disorders but without psychiatric or polysubstance comorbidity

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1705-1715

  Ferrett, Helen L ^a   Cuzen, Natalie L ^b   Thomas, Kevin G F ^b   Carey, Paul D ^a   Stein, Dan J ^b   Finn, Peter R ^c   Tapert, Susan F ^d   Fein, George ^e  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Neurobehavioral Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

(Alcohol) risk factors; Adolescence; Alcohol use disorders; Disinhibition; Externalizing diathesis; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; NICOTINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EXCITEMENT; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK-TAKING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

CANNABIS;

EID: 80052031727     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01517.x     Document Type: Article

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