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- Title
Prevalence, correlates and comorbidity of DSM-IV Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders in Australia.
- Authors
Teesson, Maree; Slade, Tim; Swift, Wendy; Mills, Katherine; Memedovic, Sonja; Mewton, Louise; Grove, Rachel; Newton, Nicola; Hall, Wayne
- Abstract
The article presents the DSM-IV Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders in Australia study that aimed to find out its prevalence, correlates, and treatment. Methods of the study involved a sample survey using a modified version of the World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview [WMH-CIDI (Kessler and Ustun, 2004)]. The study found that the occurrence of cannabis use disorders were comparable with those in the U.S. and concentrated largely in young Australians.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; PSYCHIATRIC epidemiology; CANNABIS (Genus); CONFIDENCE intervals; EPIDEMIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; SUBSTANCE abuse; COMORBIDITY; DATA analysis; DISEASE prevalence; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2012, Vol 46, Issue 12, p1182
- ISSN
0004-8674
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0004867412460591