Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 14, Issue 6 , Pages 585-591 , November 1997

Screening for psychopathology in the clinical practice

  • Anne Eland-Goossensen, PhC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Anne Eland-Gossensen, Institute for Addiction Research Rotterdam, Heeraadssingel Igu, 3021 DM Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Institute for Addiction Research Rotterdam (IVO), Heemraadssingel Igu, 3021 DM Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ien Van De Goor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Addiction Research Rotterdam (IVO), Heemraadssingel Igu, 3021 DM Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Henk Garretsen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Addiction Research Rotterdam (IVO), Heemraadssingel Igu, 3021 DM Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Joost Schudel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 26 August 1996 ,Revised 21 April 1997 ,Accepted 10 July 1997.

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☆ This study could be realized because of grants by the Nationaal Fonds voor de Geestelijke Volksgezondheid, the Municipality of The Hague and the Trustfonds of the Erasmus University. The authors wish to thank the respondents, Liesbeth Vollemans for her valuable help during the fieldwork and the participating treatment settings, Verslavingscircuit Bloemendaal and Centrum Verslavingzorg Zeestraat.

PII: S0740-5472(97)00186-4

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 14, Issue 6 , Pages 585-591 , November 1997

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