The spectrum of substance abuse in bipolar disorder: Reasons for use, sensation seeking and substance sensitivity

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-220

  Bizzarri, Jacopo V ^a   Sbrana, Alfredo ^b   Rucci, Paola ^b,c   Ravani, Laura ^b   Massei, Guido Jacopo ^b   Gonnelli, Chiara ^b   Spagnolli, Sabrina ^b   Doria, Maria Rosa ^b   Raimondi, Federica ^b   Endicott, Jean ^d   Dell'osso, Liliana ^b   Cassano, Giovanni Battista ^b  

^a Drug Addiction Service   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Self medication; Sensation seeking; Substance sensitivity; Substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; OPIATE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BOREDOM; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BOREDOM; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SELF MEDICATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34047260278     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2007.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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