Psychiatric symptoms in mentally ill chemical abusers.
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.
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Department of Psychology, Syracuse University, New York 13244-2340.
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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