Cumulative lifetime adversities and alcohol dependence in adolescence and young adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Negative life events have been implicated in the development of alcohol dependence. This paper tests whether cumulative exposure to such stressors significantly predicts risk of DSM-IV alcohol dependence disorder in young adults. We also provide descriptive data that characterizes the patterns of cumulative exposure to such events and rates of alcohol dependence across gender, race/ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.

Method

Members of a representative urban community sample of 1786 young adults in South Florida were interviewed retrospectively using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, and a lifetime checklist of 41 major adverse life events. The conditional risk of first onset of alcohol dependence disorder was estimated in relationship to a measure of

SUBMITTER: Lloyd DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2254520 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature