Deconstructing the age-prevalence curve of alcohol dependence: Why "maturing out" is only a small piece of the Puzzle

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 511-523

  Vergés, Alvaro ^a   Jackson, Kristina M ^b   Bucholz, Kathleen K ^c   Grant, Julia D ^c   Trull, Timothy J ^a   Wood, Phillip K ^a   Sher, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Course; Life transitions; Maturing out

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; ROLE PLAYING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; ROLE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864768154     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026027     Document Type: Article

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