Risk of death from accidental overdose associated with psychiatric and substance use disorders

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-70

  Bohnert, Amy S B ^a,b   Ilgen, Mark A ^a,b   Ignacio, Rosalinda V ^a,b   McCarthy, John F ^a,b   Valenstein, Marcia ^a,b   Blow, Frederic C ^a,b  

^a Health Services Research and Development   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; INTOXICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857207748     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10101476     Document Type: Article

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