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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Effect of comorbid depression on substance use disorders
Substance Abuse, Volume 31, No. 3, Year 2010
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Description
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of depression on pattern of substance use disorders (SUDs). Consecutive samples of (200) Egyptian male SUD inpatients were examined over 1-year period. Study and control samples were chosen. Study group consisted of 30 patients with comorbid substance dependence and depression. Control group consisted of 30 substance-dependent patients without depression. Semistructured interviews, Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HDRS), were applied. Comparison between both groups showed significant differences for prescribed opioid use (100% versus 86%), polysubstance use (73% versus 43%), frequency of suicidal attempts (86% versus 43%), mean of admissions to substance use treatment (SUT) units (5 versus 2.2), mean of abstinence periods (3.8 versus 1.2); study group showed greater medical status impairment (P =.05), social and psychiatric impairment (P =.01). It was concluded that depression might affect SUD as regards type of substance used, pattern of use, suicide rate, duration of hospitalization, rate of rehospitalization, and finally medical, social, and psychiatric status impairment. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Erfan, Salwa
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Hashim, Abdel Hameed
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Shaheen, Moustafa O.
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Sabry, Noha Ahmed
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Statistics
Citations: 32
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/08897077.2010.495311
ISSN:
08897077
e-ISSN:
15470164
Research Areas
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Participants Gender
Male