Fig. 4.1 Severe addiction and mental illness (SAMI) based on population and in the system of care; NCS National Comorbidity Survey (Kessler and Merikangas 2004) So if you move from…
1. Effects of comorbid substance abuse, specifically alcohol and tobacco smoking 2. Unhealthy lifestyle, related to a lack of health literacy and the failure of health promotion initiatives to target…
Diagnosis Range At least one comorbid disorder 47–97 % Personality disorder 26–68 % Affective disorder 18–54 % Anxiety disorder 3–49 % Schizophrenic disorder 0–14 % A very recent study among patients with nonmedical prescription opioid…
Disease category Physical diseases with increased frequency Virus diseases Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus Neoplasms Cancer Musculoskeletal diseases Osteoporosis/decreased bone mineral density, hip fractures, arthritis Stomatognathic diseases Poor…
Comorbid disorder Prevalence rate Conduct disorder (CD) 60–80 % Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 30–50 % Depression 15–25 % Anxiety disorders 15–25 % Bipolar disorders 10–15 % Boys are more prone to illegal drug use,…
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015Geert Dom and Franz Moggi (eds.)Co-occurring Addictive and Psychiatric Disorders10.1007/978-3-642-45375-5_21 21. Violence and Substance Abuse in Psychotic Patients: A Forensic Psychiatric Perspective Kris R. Goethals1, 2 , Lieve De Backer3 and H. J. C. van Marle4 (1) Forensic Psychiatry, Collaborative…
Cleary M, Hunt GE, Matheson S, Walter G (2009) Psychosocial treatments for people with co-occurring severe mental illness and substance misuse: systematic review. J Adv Nurs 65(2):238–258. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04879.x PubMedCrossRef Cleary…
Medication Substance of abuse Antidepressants Antipsychotics Benzodiazepines Alcohol Sedation ↑, Seizure threshold ↓ Sedation ↑, Seizure threshold ↓, Sedation ↑ and motor performance ↓ with some BZD Opioids All toxic…
1. Smoking status should be evaluated and documented for every psychiatric patient and the degree of dependence should be documented (preferentially with the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, FTND) 2….
Criterion A. The person concerned: 1. Needs to gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the desired excitement 2. Is restless or irritable when attempting to cut…
