Comparison of demographic characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity among methamphetamine-, heroin- and methamphetamine-heroin co- dependent males in Hunan, China.

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Authors: Dong, Huixi; Yang, Mei; Liu, Liang; Zhang, Chenxi; Liu, Mengqi; Shen, Yidong; Liu, Huanzhong; Hao, Wei
Year: 2017
Journal: BMC psychiatry
PMID: 28499448
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-017-1346-7
PMCID: PMC5427618

#	Section	Preview
0	Highlights	We explored demographic and comorbidity differences in the major types of drug use populations in…
1	Highlights	This was a large population-based and psychiatrist-conducted study, which assessed the full range of…
2	Highlights	These findings can be used to help improve diagnostic rates and to help develop targeted…
3	Background	Since the reforms and opening of China began in the late 1980s, the production and use of illicit…
4	Background	by MA, either in crystalline form or taken as pills [47]. China currently faces dual drug use…
5	Background	MA and heroin differ greatly in many respects, including pharmacological features, patterns of use,…
6	Background	For convenience, we selected study settings in Hunan province, which has borders with six other…
7	Method — Study settings and participants	Participants were recruited from two sources. Some came via the public security system because they…
8	Method — Procedures	The research protocol and consent procedures were approved by the Human Ethics Committee of the…
9	Method — Procedures	Participants underwent a two-stage assessment. Face-to-face interviews were conducted by two groups…
10	Method — Procedures	The DSM-IV-TR psychiatric disorders diagnoses included psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety…
11	Method — Procedures	period of time (e.g., about a month) after the cessation of acute withdrawal or severe intoxication;…
12	Method — Procedures	Interviews with participants in CRCs were administered no earlier than 7 days after admission; the…
13	Method — Statistical analyses	Data were analyzed using SPSS version 19.0. Demographic and drug use variables, and lifetime and…
14	Results — Demographic data and drug-use characteristics	After an initial screening, 19 MA users and 8 heroin users were excluded for not meeting DSM-IV-TR…
15	Results — Demographic data and drug-use characteristics	treatment and had shorter durations of drug use than HDs, and there was no significant difference…
16	Results — Demographic data and drug-use characteristics	(48.99)Income past year (¥)a,b,c 222.76 <0.001 0–999915 (4.34)256 (36.68)28 (11.34)…
17	Results — Prevalence of DSM-IV-TR psychiatric Comorbidity between MA-dependent and heroin-dependent groups	For psychiatric disorders, there were significant differences in some psychiatric comorbidities…
18	Results — Prevalence of DSM-IV-TR psychiatric Comorbidity between MA-dependent and heroin-dependent groups	<0.001 31 (8.96)6 (0.86)28 (11.34)29.72 <0.001 0.910.34234.71 <0.001 Schizophrenia13 (3.76)3…
19	Results — Prevalence of DSM-IV-TR psychiatric Comorbidity between MA-dependent and heroin-dependent groups	(1.16)9 (1.29)1 (0.40)0.160.6900.890.3460.990.31919 (5.49)21 (3.01)8…

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