title: Psychiatric symptomatology in crack cocaine abusers.
abstract: Many substance abusers present with elevated scores on self-report measures of psychopathological symptoms. We decided to examine this in a sample of 194 crack cocaine abusers. Results indicated that these individuals reported significantly greater psychopathological distress than manual-provided norms, and that this distress was not related to recency of cocaine use. Rank order correlation suggests that a pattern of scores specific to cocaine abusers may exist. Finally, while intake scores of psychopathological distress did not predict treatment retention/outcome, those successfully completing 12 weeks of outpatient treatment were both cocaine abstinent and less psychiatrically distressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sterling
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gottheil
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shannon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D015897:Comorbidity; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011336:Probability; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016578:Crack Cocaine; D008691:Methadone