Impact of health literacy on depressive symptoms and mental health-related quality of life among adults with addiction

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 818-822

  Lincoln, Alisa ^a,d   Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^a   Cheng, Debbie M ^a   Lloyd Travaglini, Christine ^a   Caruso, Christine ^a   Saitz, Richard ^a,b,c   Samet, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BUSPH   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol dependence; Depressive symptoms; Drug dependence; Literacy; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; READING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33745768162     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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