Health professionals' recognition of co-occurring alcohol and depressive disorders in youth: A survey of Australian general practitioners, psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health nurses using case vignettes

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 830-835

  Lubman, Dan I ^a   Hides, Leanne ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Morgan, Amy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Comorbidity; Depression; Recognition; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIGNETTE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 34548652617     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701579090     Document Type: Article

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