What is it about?
Behavioural problems such as depression/anxiety and antisocial behaviour (e.g. delinquency or aggressive behaviour) during childhood and adolescence can increase the risk of alcohol problems later in young adulthood by 21% and 62% respectively. There were conflicting findings in relation to the role of internalizing symptoms ( e.g. depression/anxiety). This study highlight the role of internalizing symptoms in the risk of alcohol problems.
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Why is it important?
Findings from this study have implications for prevention and has clinical relevance. The study highlight the need for timely screening and intervention of behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence and the importance to increase awareness of the potential role of behavioural problems in the risk of alcohol problems later in life.
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It was a great pleasure to right this article. Its findings remind us how important is to pay attention on children and adolescents behaviour and the need for early intervention to prevent later behavioural problems.
Ivete Meque
University of Queensland
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This page is a summary of: Externalizing and internalizing symptoms in childhood and adolescence and the risk of alcohol use disorders in young adulthood: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, April 2019, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0004867419844308.
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