Psychiatric Comorbidity among Patients on Methadone Maintenance Therapy and Its Influence on Quality of Life

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 49-55

  Fei, Joni Teoh Bing ^a   Yee, Anne ^a   Habil, Mohamad Hussain Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COMORBIDITY; DYSTHYMIA; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNICITY; GENERAL MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHADONE TREATMENT; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIATE TREATMENT INDEX; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEDATIVE DEPENDENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; METHADONE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84956937411     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12317     Document Type: Article

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