Substance use disorders in patients admitted to a medium secure unit: A comparison of three assessment measures

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 585-599

  Bloye, Darran ^a   Ramzan, Asif ^b   Leach, Chris ^c   Davies, Lene ^d   Hilton, Rebecca ^e  

^a Wathwood Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b St Lukes Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Wakefield Pontefract Comm Hlth N   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Risk relevance; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICIAN RATING SCALE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF MEDICATION; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF DEPENDENCE SCALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0842285532     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478994031000153375     Document Type: Article

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