Prevalence of clinically recognized alcohol and other substance use disorders among VA outpatients with unhealthy alcohol use identified by routine alcohol screening

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-103

  Williams, Emily C ^a,b   Rubinsky, Anna D ^a,b   Lapham, Gwen T ^a,d   Chavez, Laura J ^a,b   Rittmueller, Stacey E ^a   Hawkins, Eric J ^a,c   Grossbard, Joel R ^a   Kivlahan, Daniel R ^a,c   Bradley, Katharine A ^a,b,d  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol screening; Alcohol use disorders; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VERY ELDERLY; VETERAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ALCOHOL SCREENING; ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891825955     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.11.016     Document Type: Article

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