Association of Gray Matter and Personality Development With Increased Drunkenness Frequency During Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Alcohol abuse correlates with gray matter development in adolescents, but the directionality of this association remains unknown.

Objective

To investigate the directionality of the association between gray matter development and increase in frequency of drunkenness among adolescents.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed participants of IMAGEN, a multicenter brain imaging study of healthy adolescents in 8 European sites in Germany (Mannheim, Dresden, Berlin, and Hamburg), the United Kingdom (London and Nottingham), Ireland (Dublin), and France (Paris). Data from the second follow-up used in the present study were acquired from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2016, and these data were analyzed from January 1, 2016, to March 31, 2018.

SUBMITTER: Robert GH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6990803 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature