Addiction as a self-regulation disorder and the role of self-medication

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 668-669

  Khantzian, Edward J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Tewksbury Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Compulsion; Drug preference; Geroin; Self medication; Selfharm; Violent affect

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF MEDICATION; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; SELF MEDICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84891387818     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12004     Document Type: Note

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