Childhood and adulthood temperament and problem behaviors and adulthood substance use

Article Abstract:

A study of the correlations between childhood and adulthood emotional balance and problem behaviors of 229 adults of both sexes revealed bad conduct at young age and radical behavior during adulthood as accurate indicators of substance abuse. Results revealed that increase in substance abuse had negative impacts on social behavior and that depressed, more heedful people were prone to alcohol and drug related problems.

Research, Behavior disorders in children, Childhood mental disorders

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Substance use in the general hospital

Article Abstract:

Misuse of substances, smoking, and alcohol problems complicated medical diagnosis and management in the general hospital inpatient population. A study revealed that people misusing one substance could end up misusing other substances also, hence proper screening of all patients had to be done.

United States, Medical screening, Health screening

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Sensation seeking and negative affectivity as predictors of risky behaviors: A distinction between occasional versus frequent risk-taking

Article Abstract:

The tendency for occasional risk-taking is compared with the tendency for frequent risk-taking among young people. The two tendencies are not controlled by the same determinations and are distinct from each other.

Risk-taking (Psychology), Risk taking, Antisocial behaviour

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