Treating substance dependency in the UAE: A case study

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-75

  Tahboub Schulte, Sabrina ^a   Ali, Ahmed Yousif ^a   Khafaji, Talib ^a  

^a National Rehabilitation Centre   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Addiction; Drug alcohol misuse; Identity; Mental health; Middle East; Muslim

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ARIPIPRAZOLE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; OLANZAPINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CANNABIS SMOKING; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TRAFFIC; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GROUP THERAPY; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY; NIGHTMARE; PANIC; PARANOIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; SIDE EFFECT; THOUGHT DISORDER; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VIOLENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 70849120103     PISSN: 15564908     EISSN: 15565009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564900902787578     Document Type: Article

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