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Underage drinking: a developmental framework
Ann S Masten1, Vivian B Faden, Robert A Zucker
1Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, 51 East River Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. amasten@umn.edu
Abstract:
A developmental framework for understanding and addressing the problem of underage alcohol consumption is presented. The first section presents the rationale for a developmental approach, including striking age-related data on patterns of onset, prevalence, and course of alcohol use and disorders in young people. The second section examines the fundamental meaning of a developmental approach to conceptualizing underage drinking. The third section delineates contemporary principles of developmental psychopathology as a guide to future research and intervention efforts. Strategic, sensitive, and effective efforts to address the problem of underage drinking will require a developmentally informed approach to research, prevention, and treatment.
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