%0 Journal Article %T Consumo de ¨¢lcool em adolescentes e psicopatologia associada %A Vilela %A Lara %A Macho %A Patr¨ªcia %A Almeida %A Gaspar %J Toxicodepend¨ºncias %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X teenagers who abuse alcohol sometimes have associated psychopathology. psychiatric disorder may precipitate alcohol use disorder (aud) or result from the consumption of alcohol. furthermore, the aud and psychopathology can exist independently in high-risk adolescents, because they share some triggers. the psychiatric disorders more often associated to alcohol use in adolescents are conduct disorder, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. the aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a relationship between alcohol consumption and the presence of psychopathology in a school sample (236). as the use of alcohol in adolescence can have long-term consequences, the identification of risk factors for use and abuse of alcohol by adolescents is central to the development of effective prevention programs. %K adolescent %K alcohol %K psychopathology. %U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0874-48902011000100005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en