Self-reported health functioning in Swedish alcohol-dependent individuals: Age and gender perspectives

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 405-412

  Berglund, Kristina ^a   Berggren, Ulf ^b   Fahlke, Claudia ^a   Balldin, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Alcohol dependent individuals; Gender; Health functioning

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 52649181637     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480802095523     Document Type: Article

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