Why not add consumption measures to current definitions of substance use disorders? Commentary on rehm et al. 'defining substance use disorders: Dowe really need more than heavy use?'

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 642-643

  Bradley, Katharine A ^a,b,c,d   Rubinsky, Anna D ^b,c,e  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84886313431     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt132     Document Type: Article

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