Treated and untreated remission from problem drinking in late life: Post-remission functioning and health-related quality of life

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 99, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 150-159

  Schutte, Kathleen K ^a   Brennan, Penny L ^a   Moos, Rudolf H ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Coping; Health; Older adults; Stress; Untreated remission

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; SMOKING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 57049099742     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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