Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 81-89 , March 2005

Substance use disorder comorbidity in major depressive disorder: an exploratory analysis of the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression cohort

  • Lori L. Davis

      Affiliations

    • VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, USA
    • University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35494, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, USA. Tel.: +1 205 554 3819; fax: +1 205 554 2877.
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  • John A. Rush

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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  • Stephen R. Wisniewski

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh Epidemiology Data Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Kayla Rice

      Affiliations

    • VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, USA
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  • Paolo Cassano

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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  • Michele E. Jewell

      Affiliations

    • VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, USA
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  • Melanie M. Biggs

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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  • Kathy Shores-Wilson

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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  • G.K. Balasubramani

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh Epidemiology Data Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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  • Mustafa M. Husain

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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  • Frederic M. Quitkin

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA
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  • Patrick J. McGrath

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.07.025

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 81-89 , March 2005

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