Alcohol dependence and mood state in a population receiving methadone maintenance treatment

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-22

  MacManus, Edward ^a   Fitzpatrick, Clare ^a  

^a Cherry Orchard Hospital Dublin   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Anxiety; Depression; Methadone; Opiate dependence

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD CHANGE; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 34548593181     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700010107     Document Type: Article

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