[Abuse of psychoactive drugs and social adjustment of psychotic patients].
OBJECTIVE
Is the abuse of psychoactive drugs in psychotic patients linked to social adjustment?


METHODS
Fifty-five psychotic men from a detention centre or a psychiatric hospital were assessed with the Social Adjustment Scale (SAS-II) and a French version of the Phillips Rating Scale of Premorbid Adjustment in Schizophrenia.


RESULTS
In psychotic patients, the abuse of psychoactive drugs is linked to some indicators of social adjustment and premorbid sexual adaptation.


CONCLUSIONS
Differences were found in some aspects of social functioning, but it is difficult to establish an overall assessment of social adjustment.
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Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec.
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D011792:Quebec; D012917:Social Adjustment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
L'abus de substances psychoactives et l'adaptation sociale chez les psychotiques.