Violence and substance use as risk factors for depressive symptoms among adolescents in an urban emergency department.
Violence and substance use were examined as multiple risk factors for depressive symptoms among 115 adolescents presenting to an urban emergency department. Using a hierarchical multivariate model, significant risk factors for increasing depression symptoms included female gender, increased involvement in substance use and greater exposure to community violence.
Goldstein
Abby L
AL
Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. abbyg@yorku.ca
Walton
Maureen A
MA
Cunningham
Rebecca M
RM
Trowbridge
Matthew J
MJ
Maio
Ronald F
RF
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*