The effect of comorbid substance use disorders on treatment outcome for anxiety disorders

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1087-1098

  McEvoy, Peter M ^a   Shand, Fiona ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Anxiety disorders; Cognitive behavior therapy; Comorbidity; Substance use disorders; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PANIC; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46249098885     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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