Nonalcohol-Related Use Disorders in Geropsychiatric Patients

The authors determined the prevalence and demographic features of drug use disorders in a database of 565 veteran geropsychiatric inpatients. Twenty-four patients (4%) were diagnosed with nonalcoholic substance use disorders, including 18 (3%) with prescription drug use disorders and 6 (1%) with ill...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology 2000-04, Vol.13 (1), p.33-37
Hauptverfasser: Edgell, Randall C., Kunik, Mark E., Molinari, Victor A., Hale, Danielle, Orengo, Claudia A.
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Zusammenfassung:The authors determined the prevalence and demographic features of drug use disorders in a database of 565 veteran geropsychiatric inpatients. Twenty-four patients (4%) were diagnosed with nonalcoholic substance use disorders, including 18 (3%) with prescription drug use disorders and 6 (1%) with illegal drug use disorders. The patients diagnosed with prescription drug use disorders were predominantly Caucasian, whereas those diagnosed with illegal substance use disorders were predominantly African American. No other significant demographic differences were noted. Nonalcohol substance use disorders represent an unappreciated problem in psychiatrically hospitalized older adults, with illegal substance use disorders making up a larger than expected proportion of this group. (J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2000; 13:33-37).
ISSN:0891-9887
1552-5708
DOI:10.1177/089198870001300105