Social consequences of substance abuse: The impact of comorbid psychiatric disorders. A prospective study of a nation-wide sample of treatment-seeking patients

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-70

  Tomasson, Kristinn ^a   Vaglum, Per ^b  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

alcohol; comorbidity; psychiatric disorder; social consequences; substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544477521     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948980260010101     Document Type: Article

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