Volume 38 · Number 11
NOVEMBER 2008
Challenges in Comorbidity
The aim of this issue of Psychiatric Annals is to convey state-of-the-art information about diagnosing and treating anxiety, bipolar, and depressive disorders and suicide risk in patients with comorbid substance use disorders, presented by recognized experts in each of these domains.
The Role of Comorbidity in Severity and Outcome
Jan Fawcett, MD
Challenges in Comorbidity
Barbara J. Mason, PhD
Clinical Implications of Epidemiologic Data for Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychiatric Comorbidity
Sharon Samet, PhD;
Deborah Hasin, PhD
Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations: Bipolar Patients with Comorbid Substance Use Disorders
Ihsan Salloum, MD, MPH;
Antoine Douaihy, MD;
Lauren Williams, MD
Anxiety Disorders with Comorbid Substance Use Disorders: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations
Sudie E. Back, PhD;
Kathleen T. Brady, MD, PhD
Treatment of Co-occurring Depression and Substance Dependence: Using Meta-analysis to Guide Clinical Recommendations
Edward V. Nunes, MD;
Frances R. Levin, MD
Psychiatric Risk Factors for Suicide in the Alcohol-dependent Patient
Kenneth R. Conner, PsyD, MPH;
Michael S. McCloskey, PhD;
Paul R. Duberstein, PhD
