Drug and alcohol problems among individuals with severe mental illnesses in South London

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue MAY, 1996, Pages 612-619

  Menezes, Paulo R ^a   Johnson, Sonia ^a   Thornicroft, Graham ^a   Marshall, Jane ^b   Prosser, David ^c   Bebbington, Paul ^a   Kuipers, Elizabeth ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0029984853     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.168.5.612     Document Type: Article

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