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Psychopathology in Chronic Cocaine Abusers
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Weiss, Roger D. Mirin, Steven M. Michael, Jacqueline L. Sollogub, Ann C. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | A group of 30 hospitalized cocaine abusers were studied, along with 124 hospitalized patients who were dependent upon opiates or central nervous system depressants. DSM-III diagnoses, family history data, demographic characteristics, and measures of current depressive symptomatology were compared in the two groups. Nineteen (63%) of the cocaine abusers met criteria for an Axis I diagnosis other than substance abuse; sixteen (53%) had affective disorder. These figures reflected a significantly higher prevalence rate of affective disorder among the cocaine abusers than among the opiate and depressant abusers. In addition, a significantly higher rate of affective disorder was found in the first degree relatives of the cocaine abusers when compared to the other group. Since these findings suggest that a substantial number of cocaine abusers may be suffering from other psychiatric disorders, careful diagnostic evaluation is indicated in this population. |
| Related Links | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/00952998609083740 |
| Ending Page | 29 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| Starting Page | 17 |
| ISSN | 00952990 |
| e-ISSN | 10979891 |
| DOI | 10.3109/00952998609083740 |
| Journal | The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse |
| Issue Number | 1-2 |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1986-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Legal Medicine Group Opiates Depressants Hospitalized Affective Disorder Cocaine Abusers Significantly Higher Rate of Affective |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Clinical Psychology Psychiatry and Mental Health |
