Associations between polysubstance use and psychiatric comorbidities

Introduction Polydrug use studies mention demographic and socioeconomic factors that may influence this problem. One of them is the existence psychiatric comorbidity; Rentrop’s study (Rentrop et al., 2014) finds in a sample 50 patients all had at least one axis I disorder, 90% II which compromise outcome detoxification dehabituation treatments 2014). Another found 44.9% admitted to unit are polydrug users (Karam 2002). Objectives To possible association with comorbidity general hospital presenting drug use. Methods We made descriptive retrospective through electronic medical records. The history was obtained for inpatient service during 3-year period. Results More cases poly-consumption together than expected χ² Test, significant results (χ² = 27.2; p<0.001). mean age patient 34.9 years. Psychiatric No Yes Total Observed 296 0 Expected 284 11.64 217 21 238 229 9.36 513 534 Conclusions be overlooked (Kruckow al. 2016). Identifying dual diagnosis important given these suffer decreased treatment compliance life expectancy compared single-diagnosis References Rentrop, M., Zilker, T., Lederle, A., Birkhofer, & Hörz, S. (2014). personality structure polyvalent addiction. Psychopathology, 47(2), 133–140. https://doi.org/10.1159/000351784 Kruckow, L., Linnet, K., Banner, J. (2016). disorders abuse. Danish journal, 63(3), A5207. Disclosure Interest None Declared