Chronically mentally ill patients with and without substance use disorders: a pilot study.
The study was designed to assess characteristics of chronic mentally ill patients with and without a substance use disorder. Study patients (n=48) had either psychiatric illness alone (they received conventional psychiatric rehabilitation) or dual diagnoses (they received mental illness and substance abuse services). All patients were administered the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, the Perceived Social Support Scales, and the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Higher proportions of dually diagnosed patients had schizophrenia, had higher scores on the BSI, and were less satisfied with treatment.
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. aprimm@jhmi.edu
Gomez
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Tzolova-Iontchev
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Perry
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*