Psychiatric comorbidity and gender difference among treatment-seeking heroin abusers in Taiwan

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-111

  Chiang, Shu Chuan ^a,b   Chan, Hung Yu ^a   Chang, Yuan Ying ^c   Sun, Hsiao Ju ^a   Chen, Wei J ^d   Chen, Chih Ken ^e,f,g  

^a Taoyuan Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c Tzu Li Clinic   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Gender; Heroin; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOPATHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846161324     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01618.x     Document Type: Article

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