Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 408-414 , December 2010

Measurement of mental health in substance use disorder outpatients

  • Arthur I. Alterman, Ph.D.

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    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 610 356 4955; fax: +1 215 399 0987.
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  • John S. Cacciola, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
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  • Karen L. Dugosh, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
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  • Megan A. Ivey, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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  • Donna M. Coviello, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

Received 24 March 2010 ,Revised 6 July 2010 ,Accepted 7 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.07.002

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 408-414 , December 2010

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