Time to abandon the self-medication hypothesis in patients with psychiatric disorders

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 524-529

  Lembke, Anna ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Denial; Dual diagnosis; Khantzian; Mental illness; Psychiatric patients; Risk factor; Self medication hypothesis

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; METHADONE;

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG PREFERENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL PATIENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM;

ANIMALS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SELF MEDICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84867390291     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2012.694532     Document Type: Article

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