Formal treatment, self-help, or no treatment for alcohol-use disorders? Evidence from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 363-372

  Duffy, Sarah Q ^a   Cowell, Alexander J ^a,b   Council, Carol Lederhaus ^a,b   Shi, Weihua ^a,b  

^a SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUNKEN DRIVING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33645977179     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2006.67.363     Document Type: Article

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