Comorbid non-alcohol substance misuse among people with schizophrenia

Alcohol and Other Substance Misuse in Suicide

Substance misuse in patients with schizophrenia: a primary care guide.

Smoking presents a substantial health and economic burden to people with schizophrenia. Comorbid use of other substances is common, under-recognised, and associated with a number of serious adverse consequences, such as psychotic relapse and poorer social outcomes. All patients with schizophrenia need to be screened for substance misuse. Effective interventions involve integrated, modified phar...

An exploration of substance misuse in people with intellectual disabilities.

BACKGROUND Little is known about the characteristics of people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) who misuse substances and how such problems impinge upon their well-being. The aim of this paper is to describe how alcohol and drugs affect the health of people with IDs. METHODS A questionnaire was forwarded to all the community ID teams and mainstream addiction teams across Northern Ireland:...

Quality of medical care for people with and without comorbid mental illness and substance misuse: systematic review of comparative studies.

BACKGROUND There has been long-standing concern about the quality of medical care offered to people with mental illness. AIMS To investigate whether the quality of medical care received by people with mental health conditions, including substance misuse, differs from the care received by people who have no comparable mental disorder. METHOD A systematic review of studies that examined the q...

Integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy for people with psychosis and comorbid substance misuse: randomised controlled trial

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy in addition to standard care for patients with psychosis and a comorbid substance use problem. DESIGN Two centre, open, rater blind randomised controlled trial. SETTING Secondary care in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS 327 patients with a clinical diagnosis of schizophrenia,...