scholarly journals Recent substance use and high levels of psychological distress among secondary school students in New South Wales

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom F. Norris ◽  
Margo L. Eyeson-Annan
2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Donnelly ◽  
Susan Quine ◽  
Brian Oldenburg ◽  
Petra Macaskill ◽  
David Lyle ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Giffin ◽  
Louisa Jorm ◽  
Lee Taylor ◽  
Margaret Thomas

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Donnelly ◽  
Brian Oldenburg ◽  
Susan Quine ◽  
Petra Macaskill ◽  
Bruce Flaherty ◽  
...  

2000 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Chen ◽  
Adrian Bauman ◽  
Chris Rissel ◽  
K.C Tang ◽  
Roberto Forero ◽  
...  

1986 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Homel ◽  
Bruce Flaherty

The nature and extent of alcohol use by Australian adolescents is described and discussed through the results from a survey of drug use by New South Wales secondary school students conducted in late 1983. In this survey, alcohol was the most commonly reported drug and a significant minority of students were using alcohol in a way considered potentially hazardous. The proportion of students regularly drinking has apparently doubled in the past decade, from 24% in 1971 to 50% in 1983. Rates of daily drinking were higher than those reported in the U.S. student survey of Bachman, Johnston & O'Malley (1982). Various ways of controlling or preventing misuse of alcohol by adolescents are discussed.


1996 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert McDonald ◽  
Carmen Vechi ◽  
Jenny Bowman ◽  
Robert Sanson-Fisher

Objective: To determine the levels and predictors of psychological distress within a Latin American community in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. Method: Participants (n=184) were interviewed in their homes by a bilingual interviewer using a specially prepared questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Results: Of the 13 independent variables examined, two demographic and two immigrant-related variables were significantly associated with an above-threshold score: marital status, employment status, perceived discrimination, and dissatisfaction with life in Australia. Conclusions: Compared to results from other community surveys, the levels of psychological distress within this Latin American community appear to be relatively high.


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