Internalizing and externalizing disorders as predictors of alcohol use disorder onset during three developmental periods

The developmental pathways associated with an enhanced risk for future alcohol use disorders (AUDs) continue to be a topic of both interest and debate. In this research, internalizing and externalizing disorders were evaluated as prospective predictors of the index AUD episode onset, separately within three developmental periods: early-to-middle adolescence (age 13.0–17.9), late adolescence (18.0–20.9), and early adulthood (21.0–30.0)....