Therapeutic effect of methadone on improving symptoms of depression in prisoners with a history of substance misuse

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 29-32

  Ahmadvand, Afshin ^a   Sepehrmanesh, Zahra ^a   Sadat Ghoreyshi, Fatemeh ^b   Zahiroddin, Alireza ^b  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Addiction; Depression; Methadone; Prison; Substance

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG MISUSE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRISONER; PSYCHOSIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STUDENT T TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 77955010156     PISSN: 17358639     EISSN: 17359287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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