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Personality-based Approaches to Treatment of Co-morbid Anxiety and Substance Use Disorder

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Watt, M.C., Stewart, S.H., Conrod, P.J., Schmidt, N.B. (2008). Personality-based Approaches to Treatment of Co-morbid Anxiety and Substance Use Disorder. In: Stewart, S.H., Conrod, P.J. (eds) Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders. Series in Anxiety and Related Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74290-8_11

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