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Michael D. Newcomb focuses on Developmental psychology, Substance abuse, Social psychology, Clinical psychology and Cannabis. His Developmental psychology study incorporates themes from Conformity and Life events. His Substance abuse study introduces a deeper knowledge of Psychiatry. His Psychiatry study combines topics in areas such as Young adult and Environmental health. His Clinical psychology research includes themes of Internal-External Control and Gerontology. In his study, Etiology and Self-concept is strongly linked to Drug, which falls under the umbrella field of Cannabis. Developmental psychology, Substance abuse, Clinical psychology, Psychiatry and Young adult are his primary areas of study. His Developmental psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Social psychology, Conformity and Personality. Many of his research projects under Social psychology are closely connected to Social environment with Social environment, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His Substance abuse study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Cannabis and Drug. Michael D. Newcomb has researched Clinical psychology in several fields, including Psychosocial, Association, Cocaine use and Validity. His Young adult course of study focuses on Mental health and Adult development. Michael D. Newcomb mostly deals with Developmental psychology, Clinical psychology, Injury prevention, Human factors and ergonomics and Psychiatry. The Developmental psychology study combines topics in areas such as Dysphoria, Job satisfaction and Conformity. In his research on the topic of Clinical psychology, Gender role, Mediation, Personality, Emotionality and Affect is strongly related with Psychosocial. His research in the fields of Child abuse overlaps with other disciplines such as Young adult and Condom. His is involved in several facets of Psychiatry study, as is seen by his studies on Substance abuse and Substance use. His work in the fields of Chemical dependence overlaps with other areas such as Decision maker. Michael D. Newcomb spends much of his time researching Injury prevention, Suicide prevention, Human factors and ergonomics, Developmental psychology and Substance abuse. His Sexual abuse, Child abuse and Victimology study, which is part of a larger body of work in Injury prevention, is frequently linked to Family support and Depression, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Suicide prevention research spans across into areas like Occupational safety and health, Clinical psychology, Psychiatry and Risk assessment. Michael D. Newcomb integrates many fields, such as Developmental psychology and Decision maker, in his works. The study incorporates disciplines such as Social psychology and Applied psychology in addition to Substance abuse.

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USC Rossier School of Education

Mar-1991 to Mar-2010

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  • dott image February, 1989

Substance use and abuse among children and teenagers

During the past several years, there has been a renewed national concern about drug abuse, culminating in the current "war on drugs." In this review, we emphasize that even though child or t...

  • dott image March, 1988

Consequences of Adolescent Drug Use: Impact on the Lives of Young Adults

Using a unique data base of 654 young adults monitored since early adolescence, this study assesses the effects of adolescent drug use on young adult family formation and stability, deviant ...

  • dott image March, 1988

Impact of Adolescent Drug Use and Social Support on Problems of Young Adults: A Longitudinal Study

Despite widespread concern regarding the effects of teenage drug use, there has been little effort to establish specifically what long-term consequences arise from such use and whether these...

Risk factors for drug use among adolescents: concurrent and longitudinal analyses

We examined the concurrent and longitudinal associations between risk factors and substance use for a sample of high school students. Ten risk factors were defined that assessed numerous imp...

  • dott image January, 1986

Depression, self-derogation, substance use, and suicide ideation: Lack of purpose in life as a mediational factor

A theoretical model of adolescent behavior is examined separately for males and females (N = 722). The model hypothesizes that depression and self-derogation may lead to a lack of purpose in...

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