Examining the association between psychological distress and alcohol use in Australian adolescents over a period of declining consumption.
Natalie CerocchiYvette Mojica-PerezMichael LivingstonShalini ArunogiriAmy PennaySarah CallinanPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2023)
The relationship between distress and alcohol consumption remained relatively steady, even as youth drinking declined and distress increased. The proportion of drinkers experiencing distress did not increase as consumption rates dropped, suggesting that the decline in youth drinking is occurring independently of the increase in self-reported and diagnosed mental health issues.