Personality changes in women recovering from substance-related dependence

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 59-66

  Borman, Patricia D ^a,e   Zilberman, Monica L ^b   Tavares, Hermano ^b   Surís, Alina M ^c   El Guebaly, Nady ^d   Foster, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Personality; Substance dependence; Women

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 33750704925     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v25n04_06     Document Type: Article

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