The natural history of substance use disorders

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 250-257

  Sarvet, Aaron L ^a   Hasin, Deborah ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

incidence; persistence; relapse; remission; substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELINQUENCY; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EVENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POLICY; POPULATION; RELAPSE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84965060786     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000257     Document Type: Review

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