title: [Guidelines of the Brazilian Association of Studies on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ABEAD) for diagnoses and treatment of psychiatric comorbidity with alcohol and other drugs dependence].
abstract: Recently, several studies have focused on comorbity psychiatric disorders with alcohol and other substance dependence. The Brazilian Association of Studies on Alcohol and Other Drugs proposed the Brazilian Guidelines project. This study review diagnostic and therapeutic criteria to the most prevalent psychiatric comorbidities. Randomized clinical trials, epidemiological, animal studies and other forms of research are reviewed. The main psychiatric comorbidities are studied based on guidelines adopted by other countries and the literature data resumed. Epidemiological aspects, diagnoses, integrated treatment and service organization, as well as specific psychotherapic and pharmacological treatment are discussed. The Brazilian Association of Studies on Alcohol and Other Drugs Guidelines reassures the importance of adequate diagnoses and treatment regarding alcoholic and drug dependent patients suffering of comorbid psychiatric disorders.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. mzaleski@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaleski
authors.forename: Ronaldo Ramos
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Laranjeira
authors.forename: Ana Cecília Petta Roselli
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Lílian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ratto
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Hamer Nastasy Palhares
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Márcia Britto de Macedo
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Valter
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Abelardino
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: Sílvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brasiliano
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nicastri
authors.forename: Patrícia Brunferntrinker
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hochgraf
authors.forename: Analice de Paula
authors.initials: Ade P
authors.lastname: Gigliotti
authors.forename: Tadeu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lemos
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry) / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy