The intersection of violence, substance use, depression, and STDs: Testing of a syndemic pattern among patients attending an urban STD clinic

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 614-620

  Senn, Theresa E ^a   Carey, Michael P ^a   Vanable, Peter A ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; HIV AIDS; Risk behaviors; Sexually transmitted diseases; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD ABUSE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77956819038     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30639-8     Document Type: Article

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