Co-morbid substance misuse in psychiatric patients: Prevalence and association with length of inpatient stay

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-99

  Sinclair, Julia M A ^a   Latifi, Abdul Hameed ^b   Latifi, Abdul Waheed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Co morbidity; Prevalence; Psychiatric inpatients; Substance use

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCREENING; SEX RATIO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 37749018226     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881107082029     Document Type: Article

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