title: Pattern of substance abuse in psychiatric inpatients.
abstract: This study examined the pattern of substance abuse in a sample of 114 psychiatric inpatients using a standardized diagnostic interview. As predicted, psychiatric inpatients reported a significantly higher rate of substance abuse than a randomly selected community sample. Approximately three-quarters of the inpatients abused at least one substance. Almost one-half of the patient sample reported abusing more than one substance. These findings emphasize the need to screen psychiatric inpatients for substance abuse using a standardized diagnostic instrument and to develop treatment programs for substance abuse in psychiatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Continuing Care Division, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Toner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shugar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Gasbarro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D015994:Incidence; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D010552:Personality Assessment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs