Drug abuse in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
The incidence and type of drug abuse for 50 male schizophrenic patients and 60 male and female bipolar, manic patients were determined. Fifty percent of schizophrenic patients and 25% of bipolar patients abused one or more drugs. Alcohol, cannabis, and cocaine accounted for 82% of the drug abuse.
Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs