The epidemiology of psychiatric disorders among repeat DUI offenders accepting a treatment-sentencing option.
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Substance and psychiatric disorders among men and women repeat driving under the influence offenders who accept a treatment-sentencing option.
OBJECTIVE Driving under the influence (DUI) continues to be a serious public health concern in the United States. Research suggests that the substance use/abuse and psychiatric histories of repeat offenders might contribute to the persistence of this phenomenon. Because psychiatric histories could be important to recovery and likely differ substantially between men and women, the present study ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1939-2117,0022-006X
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.75.5.795