| Literature DB >> 27152065 |
Lynn Hernandez1, Mary Kathryn Cancilliere2, Hannah Graves2, Thomas H Chun3, William Lewander3, Anthony Spirito4.
Abstract
The current study examined associations between substance use and depressed mood by gender and type of substance used (no use, alcohol, marijuana or both alcohol and marijuana) in a sample of 713 adolescents (Mage = 15.3) recruited from a Pediatric Emergency Department (PED). Adolescents who reported any marijuana use had higher overall depressed mood scores compared to all other adolescents. When examined by gender, females with both alcohol and marijuana use reported the highest overall depressed mood symptoms. These results suggest the usefulness of screening and identification of depressive symptoms among adolescents presenting to a PED for substance use-related problems.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescents; Depressed Mood; Gender Differences; Substance Use
Year: 2015 PMID: 27152065 PMCID: PMC4852552 DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2014.889633
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse ISSN: 1067-828X