Cocaine psychosis and AIDS: a contemporary diagnostic dilemma.
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This article examines some of the differential diagnostic considerations associated with the interaction between advanced cocaine psychosis and the neuropsychiatric manifestations of AIDS-Spectrum Disorders. A clinical case is presented to illustrate the potential for institutional countertransference in the treatment of substance abusing patients. The role of a multi-dimensional hypotheses testing model in cocaine related cases is discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of substance abuse treatment
دوره 5 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988