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Research Article

Alcohol and substance use by patients with psychosis presenting to an emergency department: changing patterns

Noeline LattHerbert Street Drug and Alcohol Clinic, Royal North Shore Hospital;Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, St Leonards, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
(Senior Staff Specialist and Clinical Lecturer) ,
Stephen JurdDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney;Macquarie Hospital, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
(Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Postgraduate Training in Psychiatry) ,
Christopher TennantUniversity of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
(Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry) ,
John LewisNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales;Faculty of Science, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
(Visiting Fellow and Honorary Associate) ,
Lewis MackenIntensive Care Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
(Senior Staff Specialist) ,
Anthony JosephRoyal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards;Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
(Senior Staff Specialist, Emergency Department and Director of Trauma Emergency and Senior Lecturer) ,
Alan GrochulskiUniversity of Technology, Sydney, and Emergency Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
(Clinical Fellow (Honorary)) &
Lidia LongHerbert Street Drug and Alcohol Clinic, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonard's, NSW, Australia
(Psychologist) show all
Pages 354-359 | Published online: 18 Aug 2011

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