Drug dependence in the geriatric age group: A clinic-based study

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-15

  Grovet, Sandeep ^a   Irpati, Anand S ^a   Saluja, Baljeet Singh ^a   Basu, Debasish ^a   Mattoo, Surendra Kumar ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Elderly; India; Substance dependence

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONIDINE; DIAZEPAM; DISULFIRAM; LORAZEPAM; NALTREXONE; OPIATE; OXAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; OCCUPATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 38349113486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14331055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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