Drug addiction, one of the major health problems worldwide, is characterized by the loss of
control in drug intake, craving, and withdrawal. At the individual level, drugs of abuse …

The persistent difficulty in conceptualizing the relationship between addictive and other
mental disorders stands out among the many challenges faced by the field of Psychiatry …

Opioid-dependent patients show a high rate of psychiatric comorbidities. The prevalence
and characteristics of patients with dual diagnosis have not been well established in …

BackgroundThe potential for drugs of abuse to induce acute psychotic symptoms is well
recognised. However, the likelihood of transition from initial substance-induced psychotic …

Los trastornos del estado de ánimo y los trastornos de ansiedad son los trastornos mentales
asociados con mayor frecuencia con los trastornos relacionados con el consumo de …

Gender differences in psychiatric disorders and drug use are well known. Cannabis is the
most widely used illegal drug among young people. In recent years, its use has been related …

Objective: Since provision of integrated services for patients with dual pathology or dual
disorders (coexistence of an addictive disorder and another mental health disorder) is an …

Background Informed consent is a key element of ethical clinical research. Addicted
population may be at risk for impaired consent capacity. However, very little research has …

Dual disorder is a term applied to people who have an addictive disorder and another co-
occurring mental disorder. It is related to interacting neurobiological and environmental …

Objective: This article overviews training, clinical services, and research on dual disorders
across four countries: France, India, Israel, and Spain. Methods: The current dual disorders …