Are attempts at moderate drinking by patients with alcohol dependency a form of Russian Roulette?

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 266-268

  El Guebaly, Nady ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Addiction Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; RECURRENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 22344444270     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370505000506     Document Type: Short Survey

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