Comorbidity of generalized anxiety disorder and substance use disorders: Results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1187-1195

  Alegría, Analucía A ^a   Hasin, Deborah S ^a,b,c   Nunes, Edward V ^a,c   Liu, Shang Min ^a   Davies, Carrie ^a   Grant, Bridget F ^d   Blanco, Carlos ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Psychiatry College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VICTIM; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957844593     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.09m05328gry     Document Type: Article

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