title: Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms among Adolescents Treated in a Pediatric Emergency Department.
abstract: The current study examined associations between substance use and depressed mood by gender and type of substance used (no use, alcohol, marijuana or both alcohol and marijuana) in a sample of 713 adolescents (Mage= 15.3) recruited from a Pediatric Emergency Department (PED). Adolescents who reported any marijuana use had higher overall depressed mood scores compared to all other adolescents. When examined by gender, females with both alcohol and marijuana use reported the highest overall depressed mood symptoms. These results suggest the usefulness of screening and identification of depressive symptoms among adolescents presenting to a PED for substance use-related problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Mary Kathryn
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Cancilliere
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.affiliation: Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lewander
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spirito
keywords: Adolescents; Depressed Mood; Gender Differences; Substance Use