Withdrawal symptoms do not predict relapse among subjects treated for cannabis dependence

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 461-467

  Arendt, Mikkel ^a,b   Rosenberg, Raben ^a   Foldager, Leslie ^a   Sher, Leo ^b   Munk Jørgensen, Povl ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MOOD DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 36849008093     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490701640985     Document Type: Article

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