Multiple substance use and self-reported suicide attempts by adolescents in 16 European countries

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 443-450

  Kokkevi, Anna ^a,b   Richardson, Clive ^c   Olszewski, Deborah ^d   Matias, João ^d   Monshouwer, Karin ^e,f   Bjarnason, Thoroddur ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^d EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION   (Portugal)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; ESPAD survey; Multiple substance use; Suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; EUROPE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SUBSTANCE ABUSE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANNABIS; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; STREET DRUGS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS;

EID: 84865129422     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-012-0276-7     Document Type: Article

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