SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Authors
Citation
V. Lidz et Jj. Platt, SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS, Current opinion in psychiatry, 8(3), 1995, pp. 189-194
Citations number
50
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
ISSN journal
09517367
Volume
8
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
189 - 194
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7367(1995)8:3<189:SMISP>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The study of patterns of substance abuse has progressed towards giving particular attention to various special populations with distinctive treatment needs. Contributions to the understanding of substance abuse among individuals dually diagnosed as mentally ill, homeless people, adolescents, elderly individuals, or people at risk of human immunodef iciency virus infection are discussed.