Detecting serious mental illness among substance abusers: Use of the k6 screening scale

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 2, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 113-135

  Swartz, James A ^a   Lurigio, Arthur J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Mental illness; MICA; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248604674     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J394v02n01_07     Document Type: Article

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