Amphetamine availability and admissions for psychosis in New South Wales, 2001-2009

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-324

  Sara, Grant ^a,b   Burgess, Philip ^c   Malhi, Gin ^b,d   Whiteford, Harvey ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; psychosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MANIA; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPHETAMINES; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED;

EID: 79952787469     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2010.547455     Document Type: Article

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