title: Bio-clinical prevalence or non-prevalence of drug addiction over psychiatric symptomatology.
abstract: It has been found that opiate abusers once detoxified are afflicted with personality disorders. An attempt was made to test the origin of drug abuse by comparing a group of drug abusers with personality disorders diagnosed as borderline or schizotypal with a group of people suffering from similar personality disorders but who did not use drugs. The results of the test are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Médecins Psychiatres Secteur VIII du Haut-Rhin, Rouffach, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Macher
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Crocq
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duval
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Minot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rogue
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koehl
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hirth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gindein
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fleck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D015897:Comorbidity; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone