Comorbid prevalence of alcohol dependence, substance abuse, and external cause of injury in patients with bipolar disorder in a nationwide representative sample in Taiwan

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 677-679

  Hsieh, Ming H ^a   Tang, Chao Hsiun ^b,c   Hung, Sheng Tzu ^c   Lee, I Hui ^d,e   Lin, Yung Jung ^f   Yang, Yen Kuang ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident; Bipolar disorder; Self harm; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INJURY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84865802167     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2012.01039.x     Document Type: Letter

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