Nonalcohol-related use disorders in geropsychiatric patients.
The authors determined the prevalence and demographic features of drug use disorders in a database of 565 veteran geropsychiatric inpatients. Twenty-four patients (4%) were diagnosed with nonalcoholic substance use disorders, including 18 (3%) with prescription drug use disorders and 6 (1%) with illegal drug use disorders. The patients diagnosed with prescription drug use disorders were predominantly Caucasian, whereas those diagnosed with illegal substance use disorders were predominantly African American. No other significant demographic differences were noted. Nonalcohol substance use disorders represent an unappreciated problem in psychiatrically hospitalized older adults, with illegal substance use disorders making up a larger than expected proportion of this group.
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Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Kunik
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Molinari
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Hale
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Orengo
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs