Social Effects of Minor Tranquilizer Use: Detroit, 1981 (ICPSR 8415)
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Robert D. Caplan;
Frank M. Andrews;
John R.P. Jr. French
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08415.v1
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This study examined the effects of diazapam (Valium) use on a number of social-psychological variables related to mental health. These included stress, coping, perceived performance, and quality of life. A longitudinal survey was conducted in which a heterogeneous group of persons recently prescribed diazapam was interviewed four times, six weeks apart. In addition, questionnaire data were obtained from a significant other in the respondent's personal life and, if employed, from a significant other at work. The same procedure was followed for a group of non-users of diazapam.
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The sample was not intended to be a random sample. The pool of respondents was selected to represent a broad array of social and demographic characteristics. Nearly all of the respondents were selected from pharmacy records. Forty-eight percent of those contacted agreed to be interviewed. Eighty-five percent of those who were interviewed in phase one continued through to phase four.
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All persons 18 and older in the Detroit metropolitan area who had been prescribed diazepam or a nonaxiolic drug in the six weeks prior to the survey.
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personal interviews
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1987-05-19
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- Caplan, Robert D., Frank M. Andrews, and John R.P. French, Jr. SOCIAL EFFECTS OF MINOR TRANQUILIZER USE: DETROIT, 1981. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center [producer], 1981. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1987. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08415.v1
2005-11-04 On 2005-03-14 new files were added to one or more datasets. These files included additional setup files as well as one or more of the following: SAS program, SAS transport, SPSS portable, and Stata system files. The metadata record was revised 2005-11-04 to reflect these additions.
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