Relationship of anxiety, depression and alcohol use disorders to persistent high utilization and potentially problematic under-utilization of primary medical care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1618-1625

  Ford, Julian D ^a   Trestman, Robert L ^a   Tennen, Howard ^a   Allen, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Outpatient healthcare utilization; Psychiatry; USA

Indexed keywords

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22244435563     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.03.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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