Self-Medication Hypothesis of Substance Use: Testing Khantzian's Updated Theory

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Hall, Danny H ^a   Queener, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Affect; Alexithymia; Self medication

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; KHANTZIAN THEORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHADONE TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34547094360     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2007.10399873     Document Type: Article

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