Comorbid substance use disorders are quite common among patients with schizophrenia. Such individuals' substance use has been associated with psychiatric instability, psychosocial problems and an increased use of health care services. / An existing data set encompassing a range of health care services was analysed, along with patient demographics such as age, living arrangements and education. The subjects were 444 patients with a lifetime diagnosis of schizophrenia, with and without a secondary substance use disorder. / It was found that 32.4% of the male patients and 14.7% of the female patients in this study had a concurrent disorder. The substance abusers tended to be younger than the non-abusers. Male patients who lived in group homes were less likely to have a substance use disorder than male patients in other living situations. Patients with a substance use disorder were more intensive users of hospital services. / The need for the development of integrated services and role of the social worker was discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.31036 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | DeChambeau, Cathy. |
| Contributors | Duder, S. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Social Work (School of Social Work.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001806365, proquestno: MQ70210, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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