Association of adolescent symptoms of depression and anxiety with alcohol use disorders in young adulthood: Findings from the Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study

Abstract

Objective: To examine the association of adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms with alcohol abuse or dependence in young adulthood. Design, setting and participants: Cohort study of the health and wellbeing of adolescents and young adults in Victoria, assessed at 8 waves (periods) of data collection, from age 14 to 24 years, between 1992 and 2003. Young people who participated in the cohort study at least once during the six adolescent assessment points (conducted 6 months apart, from age 14 to 17 years), at least once during young adulthood and who were alive at Wave 8 (n= 1758). Main outcome measure: Alcohol abuse or dependence assessed using the alcohol and substance abuse modules of..