Suicidal ideation and substance use among adolescents and young adults: A bidirectional relation?

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 142, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-73

  Zhang, Xiaoyun ^a   Wu, Li Tzy ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol use; Drug use; Regular smoking; Suicidal ideation; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE USE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84905589101     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.05.025     Document Type: Article

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