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Comparative Studies | Psychiatry | Volume 12 Issue 5, May 2023 | Pages: 2195 - 2199 | India
Substance Use in Psychotic Individuals-Case Control Study
Abstract: Introduction: Substance use disorder is a burdensome condition which often coexists in patients with psychiatric disorders, but are often undetected (1, 2). Addiction and psychosis both have a dopamine dysregulation-related etiology and involves experiences of dissociation from the real world (1). Patients with psychotic disorders are considerably likely and have higher rates of substance abuse when compared to other psychiatric disorders or the general population. Objective: To determine the type and severity of substance use in psychotic patients and also to compare them with controls. Method: A case control study was conducted among 33 cases and controls. All the participants were screened using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M. I. N. I) scale and WHO Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). Chi square test/ Fishers exact test was used to compare study variables among cases and controls. P value
Keywords: Substance use disorders, psychotic individuals
How to Cite?: Dr. Clinton Castelino, Dr. Supriya Hegde Aroor, "Substance Use in Psychotic Individuals-Case Control Study", Volume 12 Issue 5, May 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 2195-2199, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR23125115701, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR23125115701