Traumatic events and post-traumatic stress disorder in cocaine users entering private treatment

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Wasserman, David A ^a,b   E Havassy, Barbara ^a   Boles, Sharon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine dependence; Gender; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychiatric comorbidity

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; COCAINE; COMORBIDITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030752128     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(97)00048-3     Document Type: Article

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