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The influence of psychopharmacological treatment in the long-term outcome in patients suffering ADH with comorbid drug use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

L.A. Núñez Domínguez*
Affiliation:
Centro Médico, Psychiatry, Pamplona, Spain
A. Portilla Fernández
Affiliation:
Hospital de Día, Psychiatry, Pamplona, Spain
L. Reula
Affiliation:
Clínica de Rehabilitación, Psychiatry, Pamplona, Spain
E. Manrique Astiz
Affiliation:
Mental Health Center, Psychiatry, Tafalla, Spain
O. Arbeo Ruiz
Affiliation:
Centro de Día Zuría, Psychiatry, Pamplona, Spain
M. García Nicolás
Affiliation:
Menatl Health Center, Psychiatry, Tudela, Spain
O. Fernández de la Vega
Affiliation:
Menatl Health Center, Psychiatry, Pamplona, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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ADH is one of mental disease with a higher prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse. ADH is a risk factor for drug use, and that's true in the reverse sense. The mutual influence in both disorders is clear and the presence of both disorders together could be a real challenge for a clincial professional.

The main objective of the study is to evaluate the influence of the psychopharmacological treatment in the longterm outcome of this sample, using a measurement drug use, adherence to the treatment and impulsivity.

We make a study that includes a group of patients with both disorders. We select a sample from the Centro de Día Zuría. The patients complete a battery of scales (SCL-90, BArratt, SF-36) before and after the beginning of psychopharmacological treatment.

Our results shows a better prognosis in the patients with a good adherence to treatment, with a decrease in frequency and levels of drug use and a decrease in impulsivity, with a low level of behavioral disorders and violence.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2016
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