Solitary heavy drinking, social relationships, and negative mood regulation in college drinkers

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 285-294

  Gonzalez, Vivian M ^a   Skewes, Monica C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge drinking; Drinking alone; Drinking to cope; Heavy episodic drinking; Hopelessness; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878878950     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2012.714429     Document Type: Article

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