Browsing by Author "Lynskey, Michael T."
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Adolescent resiliency to family adversity
Fergusson, David M.; Lynskey, Michael T.The factors associated with adolescent resiliency to childhood adversity were examined in a birth cohort of 940 New Zealand adolescents studied to the age of 16 years. Resilient teenagers were defined by: (a) high exposure ... -
Alcohol misuse and juvenile offending in adolescence
Fergusson, David M.; Lynskey, Michael T.; Horwood, L. Johnhe associations between alcohol misuse and juvenile offending during the period from 15 to 16 years of age were studied in a birth cohort of New Zealand adolescents. This analysis showed that young people who misused alcohol ... -
Childhood sexual abuse and psychiatric disorder in young adulthood: II. Psychiatric outcomes of childhood sexual abuse
Fergusson, David M.; Horwood, L. John; Lynskey, Michael T.Objective: This is the second in a series of articles that describe the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in a birth cohort of more than 1,000 New Zealand children studied to the age ... -
Factors associated with continuity and changes in disruptive behavior patterns between childhood and adolescence
Fergusson, David M; Lynskey, Michael T.; Horwood, L. JohnThe relationships between disruptive behaviors in middle childhood (7 to 9 years) and conduct disorder in adolescence (14 to 16 years) were studied in a birth cohort of New Zealand children. Latent class analysis suggested ... -
Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
Fergusson, David M.; Horwood, L. John; Lynskey, Michael T.Abstract The relationship between maternal depressive symptoms and rates of adolescent (15–16 years) depressive symptoms was studied in a birth cohort of 934 New Zealand children. There was a clear correlation between ... -
Origins of Comorbidity between Conduct and Affective Disorders
Fergusson, David M.; Horwood, L. John; Lynskey, Michael T.Objective: This analysis used methods of structural equation modeling to assess the extent to which comorbidity between conduct and affective disorders could be explained by (1) common or correlated causal factors that ... -
Suicide Attempts and Suicidal Ideation in a Birth Cohort of 16-Year-Old New Zealanders
Fergusson, David M.; Lynskey, Michael T.To describe the prevalence of suicide attempts and suicidal ideation in a birth cohort of New Zealand children studied to the age of 16 years; to examine the extent to which risks of suicide attempts and suicidal ideation ... -
The short-term consequences of early onset cannabis use
Fergusson, David M; Lynskey, Michael T.; Horwood, L. JohnThe associations between early onset (prior to 15 years of age) cannabis use and rates of mental health or adjustment problems during the period from 15 to 16 years of age were studied in a New Zealand birth cohort. Early ...