Young Chronic Patients and Substance Abuse

Alcohol Use Disorders and Its Associated Factors among Psychiatric Outpatients in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

“…This population figure is exceeded by prevalence estimates of substance abuse in mental health treatment settings, which range from one-third to one-half of all patients. These findings suggest that substance use assessment should be a critical component of an overall psychiatric evaluation [4][5][6][7][8][9]. It is important to identify problematic alcohol use at an early stage, as this provides professionals with the opportunity to take preventive measures and, hence, reduce the problems caused by this consumption [10].…”

Comparison of Sociodemographic and Clinical Variables in Schizophrenics With and Without Substance Abuse

“…10 Further a life time prevalence of drug dependence was found in 36.8% of schizophrenics. 11 In another recent study in a sample of 205 psychiatric inpatients 76% of men and 34% of women admitted use of substance.…”

Development of CIE-10 and DSM-IV cannabis disorders / Desarrollo de la CIE-10 y el DSM-IV para trastornos por cánnabis

“…Numerosos autores han descrito un mayor consumo de drogas por parte de pacientes psiquiátricos al compararlos con la población general, siendo la droga mas empleada, si excluímos el alcohol y el tabaco, el cán-nabis (Shearn, 1972;Crowley, 1974;Alterman, 1982;Schneir, 1987;Test, 1989;Caton, 1989;Drake, 1989;Kay, 1989;Lechman. 1989;Osher, 1989;Blackwell, 1989;Dixon, 1989;Brady, 1991;Ardnt, 1992).…”