Comorbid substance use disorders among youth with bipolar disorder: Opportunities for early identification and prevention

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-358

  Goldstein, Benjamin I ^a,b   Bukstein, Oscar G ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; PLACEBO; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LITHIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDLINE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77950313529     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.09r05222gry     Document Type: Article

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