Psychiatric Consultation and Substance Use Disorders

Psychiatric Consultation and Substance Use Disorders

BACKGROUND A substantial number of patients in general hospitals will evince substance abuse problems but a majority is unlikely to be adequately identified in the referral-consultation process. This failure may preclude patients from receiving effective interventions for substance use disorders. OBJECTIVES 1. To evaluate all referred patients for possible substance use disorders. 2. To ascer...

Treating Adolescents for Substance Use and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders

Comorbidity between substance use disorders and psychiatric conditions.

AIM To review information relevant to the question of whether substance-induced mental disorders exist and their implications. DESIGN AND METHOD This paper utilized a systematic review of manuscripts published in the English language since approximately 1970 dealing with comorbid psychiatric and substance use disorders. FINDINGS The results of any specific study depended on the definitions ...

Substance use disorders: sex differences and psychiatric comorbidities.

OBJECTIVE This article reviews sex differences in psychiatric comorbidity among individuals with substance use disorders and, in particular, the clinical significance of these differences for treatment outcome among women. METHOD We undertook a computerized search of major health care databases. To enhance the search, we drew prior relevant articles from the reference list. RESULTS Women wi...

Suicide attempts in acute psychiatric referrals with substance use disorders.

AIMS The aim of the present study was to investigate suicidal risk in psychiatric referrals admitted to a University Hospital Emergency Department (ED) who had a substance use disorder. METHODS The participants were 135 psychiatric referrals (84 men and 51 women) admitted to the ED of the Sant' Andrea Hospital of Rome (Italy) between January 2006 and February 2007. The data were collected for...