Prevalence of substance use disorders in psychiatric patients: a nationwide Danish population-based study

Abstract

The study was the most comprehensive of its kind so far to estimate the prevalence of SUDs in an unselected population-based cohort, and it revealed remarkably high prevalence among the psychiatric patients. The results should encourage continuous focus on possible comorbidity of psychiatric patients, as well as specialised and integrated treatment along with increased support of patients with comorbid disorders.

Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use in severe mental illness (SMI) patients: Potential changes in the phenomenology of psychiatric diseases

“…Consumption of traditional substances of abuse (alcohol, cannabis, opioids, and cocaine) (Martinotti et al, ) is often in comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders (Merikangas, Herrell, Swendsen, Rössler, Ajdacic‐Gross, & Angst, ; Toftdahl, Nordentoft, & Hjorthøj, ). Beyond “classic” substances of abuse, it is recognized for NPS a growing importance for public health.…”

Complex Comorbidity of Substance Use Disorders with Anxiety Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment

“…In a recent population-based study from Denmark, Toftdahl et al established prevalence rates of SUDs in patients with anxiety disorders, postraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) as 24.8, 17 and 11.4%, respectively [10]. In a recent meta-analyses and systematic review in which 22 community-based studies from diferent countries were evaluated, Lai et al found high association between illicit drug use and any anxiety disorder (pooled odds ratio 2.907).…”

Jagten på en ADHD-diagnose: Analyse af situationer og kontekster, hvor det bliver attraktivt at være psykisk syg

“…30 % for også at få et misbrug af enten stoffer eller alkohol (Toftdahl et al 2015). En undersøgelse blandt mennesker i stofmisbrugsbehandling i Århus anslog i 2014, at mindst 40 % også havde en psykisk lidelse (Frederiksen 2009).…”

“…Den er bland andet knyttet til, at man har fået mere viden om den samtidige forekomst af psykisk sygdom og stofmisbrug, dels fra udenlandske undersøgelser (f.eks. Blanchard 2000; Grant et al 2004) og dels efterhånden også fra danske projekter og undersøgelser (Frederiksen 2009;Flensborg-Madsen et al 2009;Brasch et al 2011;Toftdahl et al 2015). En anden årsag er, at man generelt er blevet mere opmaerksom på helbredsproblemer hos stofmisbrugere, både hvad angår det fysiske og psykiske helbred.…”