Comparison of drug use and psychiatric morbidity between prostitute and non-prostitute female drug users in Glasgow, Scotland

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1019-1023

  Gilchrist, Gail ^a   Gruer, Laurence ^b   Atkinson, Jacqueline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug use; Neurotic symptoms; Physical abuse; Prostitution; Psychiatric morbidity; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PROSTITUTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MORBIDITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SEX OFFENSES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 18844397256     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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