Depression and Substance Use in Minority Middle-School Students.

Kelder, Steven H.; Murray, Nancy G.; Orpinas, Pamela; Prokhorov, Alexander; McReynolds, Larkin; Zhang, Qing; Roberts, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ625720

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2001

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Depression and Substance Use in Minority Middle-School Students.

Kelder, Steven H.; Murray, Nancy G.; Orpinas, Pamela; Prokhorov, Alexander; McReynolds, Larkin; Zhang, Qing; Roberts, Robert

American Journal of Public Health, v91 n5 p761-66 May 2001

Investigated the association between depression and substance use among minority (predominantly Hispanic American) middle school students. Student surveys indicated that depressive symptoms were strongly and positively related to self-reported substance use. Risk of substance use increased in a dose-response fashion with each higher level of depression symptom frequency. (SM)

Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Early Adolescents, Health Behavior, Hispanic American Students, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Minority Group Children, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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