title: Psychiatric symptoms in mentally ill chemical abusers.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether mentally ill chemical abusers (MICA patients) report greater distress than do psychiatric patients who do not abuse psychoactive substances. Thirty-two MICA patients and 31 non-substance-abusing patients completed the SCL-90-R. Group comparisons indicated that MICA patients reported greater levels of somatization, depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsiveness, paranoia, and psychotic symptoms. MICA patients also reported greater overall distress than did psychiatric patients without substance abuse problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, New York 13244-2340.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Meisler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology