An Examination of Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Psychological Variables Among Sorority and Fraternity College Populations

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 87-97

  Dussault, Crystal L ^a   Weyandt, Lisa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; adult; stimulant abuse

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ANXIETY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872302153     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054711428740     Document Type: Article

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