Author/Editor		Lovrečič, Mercedes; Dernovšek, Mojca Z; Tavčar, Rok; Maremmani, Icro
Title		The differences between inpatients and outpatients with illegal drug use: prevalence of comorbid mental disorders
Type		članek
Source		J Europad (Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems)
Vol. and No.		Letnik 3, št. 1
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 41-6
Language		eng
Abstract		The aim of the survey was to compare clinical and sociodemographic differences between patients with substance abuse or dependence and mental illness who, over a three-month period, sought psychiatric help in a hospital (UPH) or a methadone clinic (CPTIDD). On average, patients were 26 years old, with almost 7 years of drug dependence. The most frequent diagnoses among CPTIDD patients were depression and anxiety disorders, and, among UPH patients, schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorders. In UPH patients dependence on, or abuse of, heroin and other illegal drugs.
Descriptors		STREET DRUGS SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL DISORDERS INPATIENTS OUTPATIENTS PREVALENCE