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Trajectories of childhood aggression and inattention/hyperactivity: differential effects on substance abuse in adolescence.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 1 Oct 2008
Jester Jennifer M, Nigg Joel T, Buu Anne, Puttler Leon I, Glass Jennifer M, Heitzeg Mary M, Fitzgerald Hiram E, Zucker Robert A
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OBJECTIVE: Aggression and hyperactivity/inattention each are linked to risk of alcohol use disorder (AUD), but their unique contributions remain ambiguous. The present study disaggregated these two domains developmentally and examined the relation between childhood behavior trajectories and adolescent substance use. METHOD: A total of 335 children of alcoholic and nonalcoholic fathers were studied prospectively....
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