Psychopharmacotherapy and comorbidity: Conceptual and epistemiological issues, dilemmas and controversies

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-340

  Jakovljević, Miro ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Integrative medicine; Multimorbidity; Personalized psychopharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SOMATIZATION;

COMORBIDITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70350314421     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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