Mental distress and subsequent use of psychotropic drugs among adolescents - A prospective register linkage study

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 578-587

  Myhrene Steffenak, Anne Kjersti ^a   Nordström, Gun ^a,b   Wilde Larsson, Bodil ^a,b   Skurtveit, Svetlana ^c,d   Furu, Kari ^c,e   Hartz, Ingeborg ^a  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Longitudinal study; Mental distress; Prescription database; Psychotropic drug use

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84861573281     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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