Gender differences in the relationships among major depressive disorder, heavy alcohol use, and mental health treatment engagement among college students

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 620-628

  Pedrelli, Paola ^a   Borsari, Brian ^b,c   Lipson, Sarah Ketchen ^d   Heinze, Justin E ^d   Eisenberg, Daniel ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; BINGE DRINKING; BLOOD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BINGE DRINKING; BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84976558678     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.620     Document Type: Article

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