Citation

Lyne JP, O'Donoghue B, Clancy M, O'Gara C. Subst. Use Misuse 2011; 46(4): 351-358.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/10826081003754757

PMID

21303253

Abstract

A retrospective patient record review was conducted to examine comorbid psychiatric diagnoses, and comorbid substance use, among 465 patients below 45 years of age, presenting to a national alcohol addiction treatment unit in Dublin, between 1995 and 2006. Rates were high for depressive disorder (25.3%) particularly among females (35.4%). Lifetime reported use of substances other than alcohol was 39.2%, and further analysis showed significantly higher rates of deliberate self-harm among this group. Lifetime reported use of ecstasy was also significantly associated with depression in this alcohol-dependent population using logistic regression analysis. Implications and limitations of the findings are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Adult; Female; Male; Adolescent; Retrospective Studies; Self-Injurious Behavior; Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); Alcoholism; Mental Disorders; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers