Who seeks treatment for alcohol dependence?
@article{Proudfoot2002WhoST, title={Who seeks treatment for alcohol dependence?}, author={Heather Proudfoot and Maree Teesson}, journal={Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology}, year={2002}, volume={37}, pages={451-456} }
Background: This paper presents findings from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (NSMHWB) regarding prevalence and treatment seeking for Australians with DSM-IV alcohol dependence and examines the influence of alcohol use variables on treatment seeking. Method: A standardised interview (including CIDI 2.1) was administered to a stratified random sample of 10,641 Australians aged 18 years and over. Demographic variables, common DSM-IV mental disorders, physical health…
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