Citation

Sindelar-Manning H, Lewander W, Chun T, Barnett N, Spirito A. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 2008; 24(7): 457-461.

Affiliation

Rhode Island Hospital; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; and Brown Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Providence, RI.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/PEC.0b013e31817de330

PMID

18580703

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:: To compare the characteristics of adolescents with and without a history of problematic alcohol use, who are treated in the emergency department (ED) for an alcohol-related problem. METHODS:: Three hundred seventeen adolescents presenting to the ED after an alcohol-related incident were divided into 2 groups based on whether their score on the Adolescent Drinking Inventory reached the clinical cutoff on problematic drinking, and compared regarding current drinking, depression, and risk-taking behaviors. RESULTS:: Adolescents who reached the clinical cutoff on the Adolescent Drinking Inventory were older and reported more frequent drinking, greater depressed mood, and more risk-taking behaviors. CONCLUSIONS:: Of the adolescents presenting to the ED with an alcohol-related incident, those with a positive history of problematic drinking represent a particularly high-risk subgroup.

Language: en