Using the WHO ASSIST to Assess Drug and Alcohol Misuse in the Acute Mental Health Setting to Guide Treatment Interventions

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Using the WHO ASSIST to Assess Drug and Alcohol Misuse in the Acute Mental Health Setting to Guide Treatment Interventions

This article reports the prevalence of alcohol and substance use in 695 patients with mental illnesses admitted to an inner city acute mental health unit over a 14 month period. Data were collected from routine screening for alcohol and substance use on admission to the acute mental health unit usin...

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Main Authors:	Heslop, Karen, Ross, C., Berkin, J., Wynaden, Dianne
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Springer New York LLC 2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22570

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