Comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol dependence among US adults: Results from national epidemiological survey on alcohol and related conditions

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 630-638

  Blanco, Carlos ^a   Xu, Yang ^a   Brady, Kathleen ^b   Pérez Fuentes, Gabriela ^a   Okuda, Mayumi ^a   Wang, Shuai ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Comorbidity; NESARC; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE; COMORBIDITY; NESARC; POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD); SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883558548     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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