Harmful Use of Psychotropic Substances by Schizophrenics: Coincidence, Patterns of Use and Motivation
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- Published by S. Karger AG in European Addiction Research
- Vol. 2 (1) , 11-16
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000259096
Abstract
The coincidence of substance abuse and schizophrenia is about 47% according to US American studies. European studies on the prevalence, consumption, behaviour and pattern are rare. Using a representative sample of the psychiatric patients in a large German city, a comparable lifetime prevalence of substance abuse was shown among schizophrenics. Substances consumed were mainly alcohol and cannabis. A specific consumption of substances could not be confirmed.Keywords
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