@article{ref1,
title="Psychopathological profile and prevalence of dual pathology on patients with alcoholic dependence undergoing outpatient treatment",
journal="Actas espanolas de psiquiatria",
year="2017",
author="García-Carretero, Miguel A. and Novalbos-Ruiz, José P. and Robles-Martínez, María and Jordán-Quintero, María A. and O'Ferrall-González, Cristina",
volume="45",
number="1",
pages="1-11",
abstract="AIMS: Assess the prevalence of dual pathology in patients with alcohol dependence and describe the psychopathological profile of mental disorders, impulsiveness, ADHD presence and craving. <br><br>METHOD: It is a cross-sectional study about dual pathology, carried out on 102 patients undergoing outpatient treatment. The presence of dual pathology is established by means of the MINI-5 interview and the MCMI-III test; DSM-IV being used as the alcohol abuse criteria. Impulsiveness, ADHD presence, craving and quality of life were measured through SIS, ASRSv1, MACS and SF-36. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of dual pathology ranges from 45.1% to 80.4% according to MCMI-III and MINI-5, respectively. The most frequent pathologies are current major depressive episodes, followed by current generalized anxiety disorders, suicide risk and current dysthymia disorders; 73.2% of dual patients present a moderate and intense global score according to MACS, 56.1% got a meaningful score in impulsiveness according to SIS and 41.5% has highly consistent symptoms with ADHD. As regards quality of life, 53.7% of the sample had bad mental health. In the case of dual patients consuming other substances, 30% had a history of bipolar disorders and 10% had a high suicide risk. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity in patients with alcohol dependence undergoing outpatient treatment varies depending on the detection method, MINI being the one identifying a greater number of cases. More than half of dual patients present impulsive behavior, a bad mental health state and high craving levels. Special attention should be paid to dual patients consuming other substances.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1139-9287",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}