Psychiatric Comorbidity and Physicians with Substance Use Disorders: A Comparison between the 1980s and 1990s

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 79-87

  Angres, Daniel H ^a,d   McGovern, Mark P ^b   Shaw, Matthew F ^c   Rawal, Purva ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Rush Behavioral Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Co occurring disorders; Dual diagnosis; Physician health; Physician impairment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOOD DISORDER; OPIATE ADDICTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344392024     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v22n03_07     Document Type: Article

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