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Linda B. Cottler
Researcher at University of Florida
Publications - 361
Citations - 16447
Linda B. Cottler is an academic researcher from University of Florida. The author has contributed to research in topics: Substance abuse & Population. The author has an hindex of 57, co-authored 333 publications receiving 14680 citations. Previous affiliations of Linda B. Cottler include University of Washington & University of Colorado Denver.
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Smoking, smoking cessation, and major depression.
Alexander H. Glassman,John E. Helzer,Lirio S. Covey,Linda B. Cottler,Fay Stetner,Jayson E. Tipp,James R. Johnson +6 more
TL;DR: The association between cigarette smoking and major depression was not ubiquitous across all psychiatric diagnoses, and gender differences in rates of smoking and of smoking cessation observed in the larger population were not evident among the depressed group.
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Cross-cultural feasibility, reliability and sources of variance of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)
Hans-Ulrich Wittchen,Lee N. Robins,Linda B. Cottler,Norman Sartorius,J. D. Burke,Darrel A. Regier +5 more
TL;DR: The CIDI was judged to be acceptable for most subjects and was appropriate for use in different kinds of settings, and no significant numbers of diagnostic disconcordances were found with lifetime, six-month, and four-week time frames.
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Utilization of health and mental health services. Three Epidemiologic Catchment Area sites.
Sam Shapiro,Elizabeth A. Skinner,Larry G. Kessler,Michael Von Korff,Pearl S. German,Gary L. Tischler,Philip J. Leaf,Lee Benham,Linda B. Cottler,Darrel A. Regier +9 more
TL;DR: In seeking mental health services, men were more likely to turn to the specialty sector than to the generalist; women used both sectors about equally; the aged infrequently received care from mental health specialists.
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Taking chances: problem gamblers and mental health disorders--results from the St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study.
TL;DR: Clinicians treating alcoholism and tobacco dependence may need to screen for problem gambling, and those reporting at least one gambling-related problem were at increased risk for several psychiatric diagnoses, especially for antisocial personality disorder, alcoholism, and Tobacco dependence.
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Posttraumatic stress disorder among substance users from the general population
TL;DR: Findings indicate that cocaine/opiate users are over three times as likely as comparison subjects to report a traumatic event, report more symptoms and events, and are more likely to meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD.