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Substance misuse among psychiatric hospital in-patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Bankole A Johnson
Bankole A Johnson*
Affiliation:
Warneford Hospital, Warneford Lane, Oxford, OX3 7JX, and Honorary Senior Registrar, Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospitals, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ. Formerly Registrar in Psychiatry, London Hospital (Whitechapel).
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Abstract

A review was made of the case notes of all patients admitted to the Psychiatric unit of an East London teaching hospital in 1975, 1980 and 1985. Over the ten year period, the total number of admissions showed little change. In contrast, admissions associated with substance dependence tripled, and those related to substance induced organic mental disorder increased sevenfold. These findings suggest that psychiatrists in acute units should be on the alert to detect cases of psychiatric disorder complicated by substance misuse.

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Original Papers
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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , September 1990 , pp. 114 - 117
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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