Abstract
Using a standardized psychiatric interview, the prevalence of and interrelationships among various substance use diagnoses and non-substance use psychiatric diagnoses were examined in a population of opiate addicts (n = 66) enrolled in methadone maintenance treatment. Multiple substance use disorders were found in these patients, and more substance use disorders were found in those patients with, versus without, a non-substance use psychiatric diagnosis. Certain substance use disorders were found to cluster. These results suggest that opiate addicts should be evaluated for multiple substance use disorders as well as for non-substance use disorders, and that certain subpopulations may be at increased risk for multiple substance use disorders.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antisocial Personality Disorder / diagnosis
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Antisocial Personality Disorder / epidemiology
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Antisocial Personality Disorder / rehabilitation
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Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
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Anxiety Disorders / epidemiology
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Anxiety Disorders / rehabilitation
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Cluster Analysis*
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
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Depressive Disorder / epidemiology
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Depressive Disorder / rehabilitation
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Female
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Humans
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Incidence
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Male
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Mental Disorders / diagnosis
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Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
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Mental Disorders / rehabilitation
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Methadone / therapeutic use
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Opioid-Related Disorders / diagnosis
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Opioid-Related Disorders / epidemiology
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Opioid-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
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Psychotropic Drugs*
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Schizophrenia / diagnosis
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Schizophrenia / epidemiology
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Schizophrenia / rehabilitation
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Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
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Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
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Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
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United States / epidemiology
Substances
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Psychotropic Drugs
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Methadone