Comorbidity between abuse of an adult and DSM-III-R mental disorders: Evidence from an epidemiological study

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-133

  Danielson, Kirstie K ^b   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a   Caspi, Avshalom ^b   Silva, Phil A ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031964110     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.1.131     Document Type: Article

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