Substance abuse and suicide risk among adolescents

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 262, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 469-485

  Pompili, Maurizio ^a,b   Serafini, Gianluca ^b   Innamorati, Marco ^a   Biondi, Massimo ^c   Siracusano, Alberto ^d   Di Giannantonio, Massimo ^e   Giupponi, Giancarlo ^f   Amore, Mario ^g   Lester, David ^h   Girardi, Paolo ^a   Möller Leimkühler, Anne Maria ⁱ  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^f Department of Psychiatry ^*  (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^h RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Drug abuse; Prevention; Suicide; Youths

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866995684     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: 14338491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-012-0292-0     Document Type: Article

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