Course and severity of substance abuse among patients with comorbid major depression

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 284-292

  Westermeyer, Joseph ^a,b   Kopka, Stacy ^a   Nugent, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CAFFEINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO;

EID: 0031452130     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1997.tb00409.x     Document Type: Article

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