Polysubstance use in cannabis users referred for treatment: Drug use profiles, psychiatric comorbidity and cannabis-related beliefs

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2013, Pages

  Connor, Jason P ^a,b   Gullo, Matthew J ^a,b   Chan, Gary ^b   Young, Ross McD ^a,b,c   Hall, Wayne D ^b,d   Feeney, Gerald F X ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Comorbidity; Drugs; Expectancy; Latent class; Self efficacy; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; CIGARETTE SMOKE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM; TOBACCO;

EID: 84884515442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00079     Document Type: Article

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