Externalizing and internalizing symptoms in childhood and adolescence and the risk of alcohol use disorders in young adulthood: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

Ivete MequeBerihun Assefa DachewJoemer C MaravillaCaroline SalomRosa Alati

Published in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2019)

Our findings highlight the contribution of early behavioural problems to the development of alcohol use disorders in young adulthood and the need for timely scrutiny of and intervention on early behavioural problems.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
mental health
early life
randomized controlled trial
middle aged