Correlates of self-medication for anxiety disorders: Results from the national epidemiolgic survey on alcohol and related conditions

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 197, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 873-878

  Robinson, Jennifer A ^a   Sareen, Jitender ^a   Cox, Brian J ^a   Bolton, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Quality of life; Self medication; Self medication hypothesis; Treatment utilization

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PANIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF MEDICATION; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF MEDICATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73849136344     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181c299c2     Document Type: Article

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