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Mental health of teenagers who use cannabis - Results of an Australian survey

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dc.contributor.authorRey, J.
dc.contributor.authorSawyer, M.
dc.contributor.authorRaphael, B.
dc.contributor.authorPatton, G.
dc.contributor.authorLynskey, M.
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description© 2002 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
dc.description.abstractBackground There is concern in the community about increasing cannabis use and its potential effect on health. Aims To ascertain the prevalence of cannabis use among Australian adolescents, associations with mental health problems, risk behaviours and service use. Method Examination of data from a national representative sample of households comprising 1261 adolescents aged 13-17 years. Parents completed a psychiatric interview and questionnaires while adolescents completed questionnaires. Results One-quarter of the adolescents in the sample had used cannabis. There were no gender differences. Use increased rapidly with age, was more common in adolescents living with a sole parent and was associated with increased depression, conduct problems and health risk behaviours (smoking, drinking) but not with higher use of services. Conclusions Cannabis use is very prevalent. The association with depression, conduct problems, excessive drinking and use of other drugs shows a malignant pattern of comorbidity that may lead to negative outcomes.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJoseph M. Rey, Michael G. Sawyer, Beverley Raphael, George C. Patton, and Michael Lynskey
dc.identifier.citationThe British journal of psychiatry. Supplement, 2002; 180(3):216-221
dc.identifier.doi10.1192/bjp.180.3.216
dc.identifier.issn0007-1250
dc.identifier.issn1472-1465
dc.identifier.orcidSawyer, M. [0000-0002-7834-0561]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/7074
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoyal College of Psychiatrists
dc.source.urihttp://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/180/3/216
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMarijuana Abuse
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectMultivariate Analysis
dc.subjectLogistic Models
dc.subjectMarijuana Smoking
dc.subjectRisk-Taking
dc.subjectFamily Characteristics
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectDepressive Disorder
dc.subjectPsychiatric Status Rating Scales
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.titleMental health of teenagers who use cannabis - Results of an Australian survey
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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