Associations between childhood adversity, adult stressful life events, and past-year drug use disorders in the national epidemiological study of alcohol and related conditions (NESARC)

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1117-1126

  Myers, Bronwyn ^a,b   McLaughlin, Katie A ^c   Wang, Shuai ^d   Blanco, Carlos ^d   Stein, Dan J ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood adversity; Drug use disorders; NESARC; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANNABIS USE; CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; DYSTHYMIA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925671508     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037459     Document Type: Article

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