Bipolar disorder and substance abuse.
SUDs are common in people with BPD. The reasons for this association are not well understood and may be related to several factors. When present,SUDs in BPD patients seem to be associated with a poor prognosis. The treatment of patients with BPD and an SUD has been the subject of relatively little investigation, but medications that are effective mood stabilizers seem to decrease substance use in some reports.
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Psychoneuroendocrine Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. sherwood.brown@utsouthwestern.edu
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation
D018692:Antimanic Agents