Understanding and treating comorbid anxiety disorders in substance users: Review and future directions

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 233-247

  Wolitzky Taylor, Kate ^a   Operskalski, Joachim T ^b   Ries, Richard ^b   Craske, Michelle G ^a   Roy Byrne, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Anxiety disorders; Comorbidity; Substance use disorders; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; PLACEBO; SERTRALINE;

ALCOHOL REHABILITATION PROGRAM; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOLISM; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84856933626     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e31823276d7     Document Type: Review

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